Weather Records on 8 February 1986

819 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1986. Highest significance: Sandusky, US.

Key Facts for 8 February 1986

On 8 February 1986, 819 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 369 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 784 daily.
Sandusky set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 8 February 1986.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

819 stations

819 station records on 8 February 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Big Wells 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dodson 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mangum	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowenville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Carrizal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Foraker	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vardo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Essex Fells Svc Bldg	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wandoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ragland 3 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salina	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kameeldrift-Irr	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vici 1NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Tegel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alcalde	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sandia Park	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record low maximum temperature	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record low maximum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Antonio Escobedo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dilia	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Taylors Arm (Lemon Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

819 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 262, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 138, Heaviest daily snowfall 116, Deepest snow cover 102.

Records on 8 February 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	262
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	116
Deepest snow cover	102

Records on 8 February 1986 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 33, daily 784.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

646 broken records

Margins by which the 646 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1986

Top 20 records on 8 February 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1986	Sandusky, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1986	Sterling, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1986	Claude, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1986	Lodgepole, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1986	Hereford, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1986	Clarendon, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1986	Jacksonville NAS, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1986	Big Wells 2W, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1986	Avon, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1986	Marlow 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1986	Angelica, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1986	Hennessey 4 ESE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1986	Clovis, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1986	Dodson 1 WNW, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1986	Mangum, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1986	Roosevelt, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1986	Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1986	Bowenville, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1986	Chemnitz, DE	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	90 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1986	Higgins, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	78 years	38 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1986. 1986 had 819 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	566
50 to 100	53
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2