Weather Records on 8 February 1983

492 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1983. Highest significance: Raipur, IN.

Key Facts for 8 February 1983

On 8 February 1983, 492 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 470 daily.
Raipur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 8 February 1983.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

492 stations

492 station records on 8 February 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Porto Ermidao (Faz.Harmonia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.2 C (109.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Araraquara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Velho (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Trento	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aracaju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedaredge	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barra de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Timpanogos Cave	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laranjeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mamagalieskraal Suid(Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.3 C (104.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coroaci	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Gertrudes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chittenden	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Batatais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.7 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Botafogo (Cpef)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.1 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beechwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.2 C (102.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jardinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Araci	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uaua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Aero	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tamandua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.9 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Iacri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Danbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olimpia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tangancicuaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paul 1ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Agulhas Negras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laverton Raaf	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Altinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Varzea da Ema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jaguarari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cabo San Lucas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Esmeril (Cpfl) B4-005	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

492 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 206, Heaviest daily snowfall 89, Deepest snow cover 53.

Records on 8 February 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	89
Deepest snow cover	53

Records on 8 February 1983 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 16, daily 470.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

400 broken records

Margins by which the 400 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1983

Top 20 records on 8 February 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1983	Raipur, IN	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	77 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1983	Porto Ermidao (Faz.Harmonia), BR	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1983	Santa Fe Do Sul, BR	daily rain	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1983	Canton 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1983	Morgan, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1983	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	monthly high max	43.2 C (109.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	82 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1983	Araraquara, BR	daily rain	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1983	Pedro Velho (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1983	Nova Trento, BR	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1983	Aracaju, BR	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1983	Cedaredge, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	81 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1983	Chelsea, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	83 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1983	Barra de Sao Francisco, BR	daily rain	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1983	Timpanogos Cave, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1983	Laranjeiras, BR	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1983	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	21.5 C (70.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	91 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1983	Mamagalieskraal Suid(Irr), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1983	Lawrence, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	87 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1983	Baldwinsville, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1983	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	40.3 C (104.5 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	81 years	36 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1983. 1983 had 492 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	342
50 to 100	39
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1