Weather Records on 1 February 2008

1,136 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 2008. Highest significance: Streator 2SE, US.

Key Facts for 1 February 2008

On 1 February 2008, 1,136 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 209 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 81 monthly and 1,043 daily.
Streator 2SE set a daily record snowfall of 21.6 cm (8.5 in) on 1 February 2008.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

1,136 stations

1,136 station records on 1 February 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Loppi Vojakkala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Baise	China	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Keno	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
New Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Filt Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City 4SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woodcliff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.2 cm (18.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barrington 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chenoa	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cushing	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Landisville 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg Capital City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
De Kalb	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Octoraro Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Sci Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alpharetta 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Teterboro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Troyes-Barberey	France	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Haven Tweed AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wanship Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Reagan Natl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maridalsoset	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sidell 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guilin	China	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw 3WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,136 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 516, Heaviest daily snowfall 216, Deepest snow cover 94.

Records on 1 February 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	516
Heaviest daily snowfall	216
Deepest snow cover	94

Records on 1 February 2008 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 81, daily 1,043.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

987 broken records

Margins by which the 987 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 2008

Top 20 records on 1 February 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 2008	Streator 2SE, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	100 years	72 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2008	Beowawe, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2008	Havana, US	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	10 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2008	Loppi Vojakkala, FI	monthly rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2008	Syracuse Hancock Intl AP, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2008	Independence, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2008	Baise, CN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2008	Keno, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2008	New Park, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2008	Antioch, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2008	Greenville 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	92 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2008	Lancaster 2 NE Filt Plt, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2008	Brewton 3 SSE, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	73 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2008	Mason City 4SE, US	all-time snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2008	Clearwater Dam, US	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2008	Woodcliff Lake, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2008	York 3 SSW Pump STN, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2008	Bear Gap, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2008	Steamboat Springs, US	monthly snowfall	46.2 cm (18.2 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2008	Barrington 3SW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	25 years	51 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

1795 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2008. 2008 had 1,136 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1830	1
1831	1
1846	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1862	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	4
1871	1
1873	1
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1884	3
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	5
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	7
1906	29
1907	13
1908	85
1909	23
1910	5
1911	38
1912	37
1913	35
1914	54
1915	51
1916	68
1917	69
1918	71
1919	21
1920	84
1921	36
1922	68
1923	249
1924	193
1925	80
1926	56
1927	110
1928	281
1929	178
1930	102
1931	264
1932	142
1933	283
1934	515
1935	441
1936	514
1937	270
1938	299
1939	271
1940	328
1941	365
1942	157
1943	281
1944	240
1945	469
1946	273
1947	352
1948	397
1949	604
1950	1,223
1951	1,756
1952	907
1953	552
1954	1,012
1955	296
1956	1,013
1957	539
1958	369
1959	398
1960	646
1961	479
1962	657
1963	1,161
1964	453
1965	453
1966	756
1967	628
1968	941
1969	485
1970	397
1971	1,597
1972	385
1973	716
1974	865
1975	634
1976	723
1977	516
1978	904
1979	1,728
1980	689
1981	961
1982	1,029
1983	1,463
1984	278
1985	2,572
1986	709
1987	826
1988	1,699
1989	1,772
1990	1,122
1991	554
1992	1,501
1993	819
1994	917
1995	1,330
1996	1,632
1997	883
1998	737
1999	1,031
2000	687
2001	1,124
2002	2,087
2003	1,301
2004	1,146
2005	714
2006	638
2007	930
2008	1,136
2009	506
2010	1,239
2011	1,204
2012	1,027
2013	704
2014	635
2015	958
2016	1,496
2017	424
2018	512
2019	816
2020	1,608
2021	570
2022	254
2023	416
2024	1,204
2025	557
2026	1,241

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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 100	940
100 to 200	42
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1