Weather Records on 8 February 1990

2,042 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1990. Highest significance: Laurieton (Elouera St), AU.

Key Facts for 8 February 1990

On 8 February 1990, 2,042 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,514 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 88 monthly and 1,954 daily.
Laurieton (Elouera St) set a daily record precipitation of 128.8 mm (5.1 in) on 8 February 1990.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 8 February 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Seneca	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Denio	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Condamine Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rifle	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Bay (Smiths Bay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmore State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrowah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newhalem	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kuusiku	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Round Spring 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,042 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 929, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 585, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 355, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 8 February 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	929
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	585
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	355
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 8 February 1990 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 88, daily 1,954.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,822 broken records

Margins by which the 1,822 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1990

Top 20 records on 8 February 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1990	Laurieton (Elouera St), AU	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	94 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1990	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1990	Seneca, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1990	Tallinn, EE	monthly rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1990	Jondaryan Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1990	Denio, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1990	Condamine Plains, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1990	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high max	17.0 C (62.6 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	120 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1990	Crescent Head, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	83 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1990	St. Petersburg, RU	monthly high min	4.3 C (39.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	107 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1990	Kuusiku, EE	daily rain	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1990	Ventspils, LV	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1990	Varne, SE	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1990	Habo, SE	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1990	Kolka, LV	monthly rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1990	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1990	Saldus, LV	monthly rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1990	Svarta, SE	daily rain	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1990	Maliye_Karmakuly, RU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1990	Lodejnoe Pole, RU	daily rain	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1990. 1990 had 2,042 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	1,793
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2