Weather Records on 8 February 2002

863 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 2002. Highest significance: Derrinallum (Craigmore), AU.

Key Facts for 8 February 2002

On 8 February 2002, 863 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
364 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 836 daily.
Derrinallum (Craigmore) set a daily record precipitation of 79.0 mm (3.1 in) on 8 February 2002.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

863 stations

863 station records on 8 February 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Derrinallum (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Beeac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Winchelsea (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Colac (Shire Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Eurack	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Westmere (Montreux)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Zuara	Libya	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shelford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Skipton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Becanchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alkali Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wensleydale (Anglesea (Vehicle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.6 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rokewood (Wurrook South)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Timboon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warrion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Anglesea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.6 cm (15.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eversley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Balliang East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Derrinallum (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pali Golf Course 788.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley (Balliwindi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wurdiboluc Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Talbot (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort (Sheepwash)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Irrewillipe (Tomahawk Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Simpson South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown (Ettrick)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington (Ware Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chain of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Malmsbury Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gray (Craigie-Lea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Irwinton 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith (Darra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trawalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Navarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mirboo North Water Board	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

863 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 217, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 325, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 8 February 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	217
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	325
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 8 February 2002 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 19, daily 836.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

721 broken records

Margins by which the 721 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 2002

Top 20 records on 8 February 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 2002	Derrinallum (Craigmore), AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2002	Beeac (Post Office), AU	all-time rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	77 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2002	Cobden (Post Office), AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2002	Winchelsea (Post Office), AU	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	98 years	75 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2002	Berrybank, AU	all-time rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2002	Beaufort, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	118 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2002	Colac (Shire Office), AU	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2002	Eurack, AU	all-time rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2002	Westmere (Montreux), AU	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2002	Port Campbell Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2002	Zuara, LY	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2002	Shelford, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	106 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2002	Skipton Post Office, AU	all-time rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2002	Becanchen, MX	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2002	Alkali Lake, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2002	Deadwood, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2002	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2002	Montrose, AU	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2002	Wensleydale (Anglesea (Vehicle, AU	daily rain	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2002	Lismore (Post Office), AU	all-time rain	122.6 mm (4.8 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	50 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2002. 2002 had 863 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	695
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1