Weather Records on 8 February 2004

692 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 2004. Highest significance: Black Rock, US.

Key Facts for 8 February 2004

On 8 February 2004, 692 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
229 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 652 daily.
Black Rock set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 8 February 2004.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

692 stations

692 station records on 8 February 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Green Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Grant City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Utica	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Omaha Eppley Airfield	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sumner 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Scandia	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Malcolm	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
York	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dillenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tremonton	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Casper-Natrona Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chon Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
City Creek Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belington	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

692 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 86, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 183.

Records on 8 February 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	183

Records on 8 February 2004 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 26, daily 652.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

498 broken records

Margins by which the 498 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 2004

Top 20 records on 8 February 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 2004	Black Rock, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2004	Green Rvr, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	93 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2004	Grant City, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	102 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2004	Utica, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	85 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2004	Omaha Eppley Airfield, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2004	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2004	Hickman, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2004	Fullerton, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2004	Gallatin 1W, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2004	Sumner 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2004	Sioux Rapids, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2004	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	110 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2004	Table Rock 4N, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	98 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2004	Crosby, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2004	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2004	Scandia, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2004	Hastings 4N, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2004	Red Cloud, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2004	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2004	Sioux City AP, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2004. 2004 had 692 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 February 2004
Margin	Records
0 to 100	448
100 to 200	33
200 to 300	11
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	1