Weather Records on 8 February 1991

1,376 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1991. Highest significance: Allora Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 8 February 1991

On 8 February 1991, 1,376 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
696 were record highs and 205 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 1,328 daily.
Allora Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 103.6 mm (4.1 in) on 8 February 1991.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

1,376 stations

1,376 station records on 8 February 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Marnhull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Petrified Forest Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Woleebee Nevasa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Boonah Stark Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rathdowney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.0 mm (7.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Victoria Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Arltunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
The Channon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tarome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	213.0 mm (8.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Back Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Garah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Helenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Toogoolawah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wellingrove (Wangalea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Maroon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Toolamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yangan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yagaburne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fernlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kahmoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Giligulgul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Cairn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	220.8 mm (8.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Widgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	218.0 mm (8.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bengalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coolatai (Willunga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kumbia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra (Myloe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gwalior	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aratula Elizabeth St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Macwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra (Pearsby Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brays Creek (Misty Mountain)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fortland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.0 mm (7.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
The Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Queen Mary Falls	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.5 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beau Maison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenroy Massie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,376 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 374, Lowest daily maximum 136, Highest daily minimum 322, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 460, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 8 February 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	374
Lowest daily maximum	136
Highest daily minimum	322
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	460
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 8 February 1991 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 46, daily 1,328.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,149 broken records

Margins by which the 1,149 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1991

Top 20 records on 8 February 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1991	Allora Post Office, AU	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	67 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1991	Marnhull, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	79 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1991	Petrified Forest Np, US	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1991	Killarney Post Office, AU	daily rain	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1991	Woleebee Nevasa, AU	monthly rain	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1991	Boonah Stark Ave, AU	daily rain	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	121.5 mm (4.8 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1991	Rathdowney Post Office, AU	daily rain	195.0 mm (7.7 in)	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1991	Victoria Hill, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	67 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1991	Arltunga, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	83 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1991	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	102 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1991	Marion Downs, AU	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1991	The Channon, AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1991	Clifton Post Office, AU	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1991	Tarome, AU	daily rain	213.0 mm (8.4 in)	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1991	Back Plains, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1991	Canning Downs, AU	daily rain	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	97.1 mm (3.8 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1991	Delungra Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1991	Tannymorel, AU	daily rain	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1991	Garah Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1991	Eldorado, BR	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	55 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1991. 1991 had 1,376 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 20	945
20 to 40	118
40 to 60	42
60 to 80	21
80 to 100	10
100 to 120	7
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	4