Weather Records on 8 February 1982

808 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1982. Highest significance: Tuscola, US.

Key Facts for 8 February 1982

On 8 February 1982, 808 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
133 were record highs and 348 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 772 daily.
Tuscola set a daily record snow depth of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 8 February 1982.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

808 stations

808 station records on 8 February 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tuscola	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Stuart	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Groblersplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea Point 1133	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carcross	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Die Hoogte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guaicurus (Particular)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
North End	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Waste Wtp Facility	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alton - Melvin Price L&D	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Garfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Partoun	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson McKellar- Sipes AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Window Rock 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Allakaket	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springvalley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winchester Airport 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Broadview	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maseru	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

808 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 186, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 162, Heaviest daily rainfall 108, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 168.

Records on 8 February 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	186
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	162
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	168

Records on 8 February 1982 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 24, daily 772.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

659 broken records

Margins by which the 659 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1982

Top 20 records on 8 February 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1982	Tuscola, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1982	Stuart, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1982	Champaign 3S, US	all-time snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1982	Nashville 1 E, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	3 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1982	Harrison, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1982	Garden Valley, US	daily low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1982	Charleston, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1982	Casey, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1982	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1982	Groblersplaas, ZA	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1982	Marion 2 N, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1982	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1982	Kilauea Point 1133, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1982	Albion, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	87 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1982	Sparta 1 W, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1982	Jefferson City Wtp, US	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1982	Beloit, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1982	Bluff, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1982	Carcross, CA	daily snowfall	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1982	Die Hoogte, ZA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1798 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1982. 1982 had 808 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-08 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1803	2
1822	1
1829	1
1838	1
1840	1
1846	1
1848	1
1854	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1863	2
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	4
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1889	3
1890	1
1893	1
1894	4
1895	14
1896	1
1898	1
1899	9
1900	9
1901	5
1902	3
1903	18
1904	8
1905	2
1906	9
1907	16
1908	36
1909	8
1910	16
1911	47
1912	67
1913	22
1914	25
1915	30
1916	16
1917	45
1918	44
1919	39
1920	43
1921	39
1922	60
1923	41
1924	147
1925	685
1926	205
1927	59
1928	263
1929	458
1930	181
1931	398
1932	526
1933	1,064
1934	418
1935	370
1936	717
1937	738
1938	575
1939	315
1940	235
1941	342
1942	224
1943	459
1944	500
1945	530
1946	239
1947	553
1948	417
1949	346
1950	500
1951	811
1952	198
1953	462
1954	1,111
1955	448
1956	584
1957	998
1958	323
1959	274
1960	551
1961	863
1962	448
1963	933
1964	305
1965	793
1966	1,116
1967	539
1968	229
1969	561
1970	342
1971	1,146
1972	348
1973	759
1974	560
1975	346
1976	771
1977	704
1978	1,331
1979	1,355
1980	1,345
1981	736
1982	808
1983	492
1984	630
1985	1,256
1986	819
1987	835
1988	837
1989	2,241
1990	2,042
1991	1,376
1992	833
1993	894
1994	2,056
1995	1,004
1996	1,697
1997	725
1998	1,148
1999	1,633
2000	786
2001	1,743
2002	863
2003	719
2004	692
2005	865
2006	614
2007	657
2008	797
2009	1,217
2010	1,023
2011	883
2012	876
2013	733
2014	1,125
2015	1,344
2016	777
2017	1,648
2018	851
2019	1,386
2020	597
2021	970
2022	273
2023	414
2024	1,347
2025	886
2026	912

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	560
50 to 100	59
100 to 150	23
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1