Weather Records on 8 February 2006

614 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 2006. Highest significance: Kon-Kolodez, RU.

Key Facts for 8 February 2006

On 8 February 2006, 614 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
235 were record highs and 182 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 594 daily.
Kon-Kolodez set a monthly record low minimum temperature of -37.5 C (-35.5 F) on 8 February 2006.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

614 stations

614 station records on 8 February 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.5 C (-35.5 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvoll Verk	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tenerife/Los Rodeos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Graton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Metten	Germany	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Farmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lompoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sullivan	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marienberg	Germany	Record snow depth	77.0 cm (30.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Rumorosa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jiquipilco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Magnet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karlgarin Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maliye_Karmakuly	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Izana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Braganca	Portugal	Record low minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bardwell 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ixtayutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vozega	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Gorge Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McCammon	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elyria 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Meeline Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kurdjali	Bulgaria	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karaganda	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Represa El Aleman	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Patrias	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ponyri	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salinas #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Twitchell Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chemult	United States	Record snow depth	162.6 cm (64.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Long Beach Daugherty AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madoi	China	Record high minimum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

614 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 160, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 8 February 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	160
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 8 February 2006 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 594.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

497 broken records

Margins by which the 497 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 2006

Top 20 records on 8 February 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 2006	Kon-Kolodez, RU	monthly low min	-37.5 C (-35.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	113 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2006	Orland, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2006	Luna Rs, US	monthly high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2006	White Hall 1 E, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2006	Eidsvoll Verk, NO	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2006	Emblem, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2006	Palmyra, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2006	Tashkent, UZ	daily high max	24.2 C (75.6 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2006	Minnie Creek, AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2006	Boolardy, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 2006	Glendower Station, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	66 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 2006	Rapelje, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 2006	Kimberley, ZA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	60 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 2006	Tenerife/Los Rodeos, ES	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 2006	Graton, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	78 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 2006	Metten, DE	daily snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	64 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 2006	Atlatlahuacan, MX	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	63 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 2006	Mount Farmer, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	58 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 2006	Lompoc, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	52 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 2006	Willows 6 W, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	63 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2006. 2006 had 614 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	492
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1