Weather Records on 8 February 2003

719 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 2003. Highest significance: Washburn, US.

Key Facts for 8 February 2003

On 8 February 2003, 719 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
261 were record highs and 214 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 699 daily.
Washburn set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 8 February 2003.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

719 stations

719 station records on 8 February 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Washburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Wood	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Court House	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nye #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Marlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chisos Basin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Obregon	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rewan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chesterton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tafjord	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marfa 3W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Babbiloora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Meiningen	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ixtayutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Van Buren 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kutaisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rize	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walpole 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brampton Island Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sanderson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Puntilla	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Allende (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Traunstein-Axdorf	Germany	Record snow depth	57.0 cm (22.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gold	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Darkwater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kashi	China	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cuernavaca (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anahuac	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

719 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 141, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 8 February 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	141
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 8 February 2003 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 699.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

534 broken records

Margins by which the 534 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 2003

Top 20 records on 8 February 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 2003	Washburn, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	73 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2003	Holland Wtp, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2003	Mayaguez City, PR	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	99 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2003	Betanga, AU	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2003	Ellington, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2003	Carlton Hill, AU	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2003	Augathella Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2003	Camp Wood, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2003	Charlotte Court House, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2003	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2003	Nye #2, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2003	Thiruvananthapuram, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2003	Fowlerton, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2003	Colorado City, US	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2003	Mount Marlow, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2003	Chisos Basin, US	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2003	Burenda, AU	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2003	Villa Obregon, MX	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2003	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	71 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2003	Helena 1 SSE, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	36 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2003. 2003 had 719 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	502
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1