Weather Records on 8 February 2005

865 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 2005. Highest significance: Meeker, US.

Key Facts for 8 February 2005

On 8 February 2005, 865 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
476 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 846 daily.
Meeker set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 8 February 2005.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

865 stations

865 station records on 8 February 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Homer 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barranco Azul	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rockypoint 7NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vaiden 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Falls 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Etla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Echeverria	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
White Oak 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rosiori de Vede	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-26.2 C (-15.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Concha	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gerlach	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-22.6 C (-8.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.5 C (112.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Cabaa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Smartno Pri Slovenj Gradcu	Slovenia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Letalisce Jozeta Pucnika Ljubl	Slovenia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

865 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 284, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 192, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 72, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 8 February 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	284
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	192
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	72
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 8 February 2005 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 846.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

647 broken records

Margins by which the 647 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 240.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 2005

Top 20 records on 8 February 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 2005	Meeker, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	110 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2005	Homer 3NE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2005	Hissar, IN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	90 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2005	Jackman, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	107 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2005	Ashton 1N, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2005	New Delhi/Safdarjun, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2005	Barranco Azul, MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2005	Seymour 1 WSW, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	110 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2005	Rockypoint 7NNE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2005	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2005	Vaiden 1 SSW, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2005	Auburn 5 ESE, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2005	Harlan Co Lake, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2005	Ludlow 3 SSE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2005	Menno, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2005	Dayton Mcd, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	110 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2005	Tracy, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2005	Spearfish, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2005	Woodruff, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	91 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2005	Russellville, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	110 years	40 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2005. 2005 had 865 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 50	625
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2