Weather Records on 8 February 1989

2,241 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1989. Highest significance: Prahran (Como House), AU.

Key Facts for 8 February 1989

On 8 February 1989, 2,241 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
780 were record highs and 1,117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 102 monthly and 2,126 daily.
Prahran (Como House) set a daily record precipitation of 78.8 mm (3.1 in) on 8 February 1989.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 8 February 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Prahran (Como House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Richland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	71 of 100 (Major)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tancochapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Naas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bettles AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rietfontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Thompson Welcome Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Carwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nkhata Bay	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Do Rio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marysvale	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Barreiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kagoshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leaburg 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rokewood (Wurrook South)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Areal (Granja Gabi)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cristina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bruneau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elberta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,241 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 446, Lowest daily maximum 572, Highest daily minimum 334, Lowest daily minimum 545, Heaviest daily rainfall 223, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 98.

Records on 8 February 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	446
Lowest daily maximum	572
Highest daily minimum	334
Lowest daily minimum	545
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	98

Records on 8 February 1989 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 102, daily 2,126.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,992 broken records

Margins by which the 1,992 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 431.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1989

Top 20 records on 8 February 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1989	Prahran (Como House), AU	daily rain	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	77 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1989	Richland, US	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	18.9 C (34.0 F)	75 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1989	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1989	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1989	Euabalong (Booberoi), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	94 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1989	Dyer 5S, US	daily low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	85 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1989	Tancochapa, MX	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1989	Golconda, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1989	Susanville 2SW, US	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1989	Rangely 1E, US	daily low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1989	Winnemucca AP, US	daily low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	105 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1989	Hawthorne AP, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1989	Fallon Naas, US	daily low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	19.4 C (34.9 F)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1989	Velikie Luki, RU	monthly high min	2.7 C (36.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	106 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1989	Braidwood (Wallace Street), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1989	Yerington, US	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1989	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1989	Clearwater, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	85 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1989	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	105 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1989	Bettles AP, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	21 years	49 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1989. 1989 had 2,241 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 100	1,961
100 to 200	25
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1