Weather Records on 8 February 1994

2,056 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1994. Highest significance: Stephan 2 NW, US.

Key Facts for 8 February 1994

On 8 February 1994, 2,056 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
602 were record highs and 687 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 84 monthly and 1,954 daily.
Stephan 2 NW set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 8 February 1994.
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 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Greer	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
P-Ranch South Place	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro de Toledo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	191.5 mm (7.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rvr Pumps	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saratoga	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Floraville Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mannington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pinetop 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guanhanha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	157.4 mm (6.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pinetop 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Reynolds	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lund	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Summit 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reynolds	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,056 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 264, Lowest daily maximum 476, Highest daily minimum 338, Lowest daily minimum 211, Heaviest daily rainfall 368, Heaviest daily snowfall 297, Deepest snow cover 102.

Records on 8 February 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	264
Lowest daily maximum	476
Highest daily minimum	338
Lowest daily minimum	211
Heaviest daily rainfall	368
Heaviest daily snowfall	297
Deepest snow cover	102

Records on 8 February 1994 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 84, daily 1,954.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,688 broken records

Margins by which the 1,688 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1994

Top 20 records on 8 February 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1994	Stephan 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	88 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1994	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	88 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1994	Millport 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	98 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1994	Greer, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	84 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1994	Parkersburg AP, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1994	Morgantown Muni AP, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1994	Fullerton 1 ESE, US	all-time low min	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1994	Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1994	P-Ranch South Place, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1994	Pedro de Toledo, BR	monthly rain	191.5 mm (7.5 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	10 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1994	Plainfield, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	98 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1994	Kennebec, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1994	Black Rvr Pumps, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1994	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1994	Milford 4 NW, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1994	Blackleaf, US	all-time low min	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	78 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1994	Saratoga, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1994	Elkins- Randolph Co AP, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1994	Old Faithful, US	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1994	Centennial 1NE, US	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	43 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1994. 1994 had 2,056 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	1,617
100 to 200	54
200 to 300	11
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1