Weather Records on 8 February 1997

725 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1997. Highest significance: Manna Hill, AU.

Key Facts for 8 February 1997

On 8 February 1997, 725 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
214 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 697 daily.
Manna Hill set a daily record precipitation of 100.8 mm (4.0 in) on 8 February 1997.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

725 stations

725 station records on 8 February 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manna Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Coonalpyn (Alpyn Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Meningie (Naranga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Goshen	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Samaria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Winnfield 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kokatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nanutarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Meningie (Mill Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mutooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Olary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Willow Point)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wialki South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tintinara (Colebatch Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Husnes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Tarawi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn (Tepco)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Froyset	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gholson 8 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Purple Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Winnininnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record snow depth	114.0 cm (44.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blunt	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moxee City 10 E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nuevo Rosarito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenup Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Friend 3E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fana - Stend	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
D'Lo 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palenque (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock (Yednalue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Oakburne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brekke I Sogn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quinter	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Moure	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hatlestrand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

725 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 150, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 296, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 97.

Records on 8 February 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	150
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	296
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	97

Records on 8 February 1997 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 21, daily 697.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

566 broken records

Margins by which the 566 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 534.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1997

Top 20 records on 8 February 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1997	Manna Hill, AU	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1997	Melrose (Para Gums), AU	daily rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	89 years	73 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1997	Booleroo Centre, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	89 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1997	Coonalpyn (Alpyn Downs), AU	all-time rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1997	Wilmington, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1997	Meningie (Naranga), AU	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1997	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1997	Goshen, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	100 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1997	Samaria, MX	monthly rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	5 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1997	Winnfield 3 N, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	102 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1997	Kokatha, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1997	Edeowie, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1997	Nanutarra, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1997	Meningie (Mill Park), AU	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1997	Oak Ridge, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1997	Belton (Shadow Vale), AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1997	Sedan, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1997	Uniontown, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1997	Mutooroo, AU	monthly rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1997	Olary, AU	all-time rain	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	45 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1997. 1997 had 725 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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Data for records on 1997-02-08: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	539
100 to 200	22
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	3