Weather Records on 2 February 2008

742 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 2008. Highest significance: Watertown, US.

Key Facts for 2 February 2008

On 2 February 2008, 742 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 701 daily.
Watertown set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 2 February 2008.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 547 records.

Record Map

742 stations

742 station records on 2 February 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
McDermitt	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Brewerton Lock 23	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
York Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hamakuapoko 485	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cayuga Lock #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vryburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville Monastery	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moonbi (Bellevue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gouverneur 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roxby Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Real del Monte	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo Intl AP 87	United States	Record daily precipitation	274.8 mm (10.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barberey	France	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trinity Rvr Hatchery	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bakersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Leonard Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 5 775	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shache	China	Record low minimum temperature	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milford Gm Proving Ground	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sebastopol (Erin Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lindley 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deqen	China	Record low minimum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rijeka	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Sci Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Forks Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Natl Arboretum Dc	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bennetts Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Phitsanulok/Sarit	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

742 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 295, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 78.

Records on 2 February 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	295
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	78

Records on 2 February 2008 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 35, daily 701.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

601 broken records

Margins by which the 601 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 2008

Top 20 records on 2 February 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 2008	Watertown, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	105 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 February 2008	McDermitt, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	92 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2008	Elizabeth, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	85 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2008	Ft Morgan, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	106 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2008	Brewerton Lock 23, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2008	Paauilo 221, US	daily rain	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2008	Sherburne, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2008	York Haven, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2008	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2008	Carlisle Wtp, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	146 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2008	Hamakuapoko 485, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2008	Represa, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2008	Cayuga Lock #1, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2008	Auburn, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	105 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2008	Canton 4 SE, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2008	Waverly, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2008	Vryburg, ZA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2008	Chinook, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2008	Upper Sandusky, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2008	Towanda 1 S, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	49 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 742 records.

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

Records on 02-02 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1803	2
1805	2
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1851	1
1852	1
1862	2
1866	4
1873	2
1874	1
1877	1
1881	3
1885	2
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1892	6
1893	3
1894	2
1895	6
1896	1
1897	7
1898	7
1899	5
1900	3
1901	3
1902	18
1903	17
1904	8
1905	18
1906	16
1907	10
1908	11
1909	28
1910	6
1911	41
1912	46
1913	28
1914	63
1915	62
1916	26
1917	86
1918	25
1919	26
1920	44
1921	118
1922	84
1923	196
1924	352
1925	125
1926	104
1927	198
1928	197
1929	159
1930	117
1931	267
1932	231
1933	314
1934	681
1935	471
1936	347
1937	158
1938	280
1939	424
1940	534
1941	372
1942	329
1943	194
1944	321
1945	648
1946	296
1947	271
1948	308
1949	425
1950	1,513
1951	1,465
1952	666
1953	480
1954	913
1955	419
1956	1,323
1957	428
1958	231
1959	427
1960	590
1961	972
1962	820
1963	850
1964	223
1965	337
1966	601
1967	826
1968	844
1969	492
1970	800
1971	1,011
1972	630
1973	1,364
1974	1,019
1975	557
1976	1,207
1977	387
1978	738
1979	1,390
1980	757
1981	1,084
1982	866
1983	1,692
1984	309
1985	2,477
1986	1,112
1987	949
1988	1,405
1989	2,587
1990	1,438
1991	869
1992	1,224
1993	851
1994	799
1995	1,222
1996	2,641
1997	551
1998	832
1999	976
2000	625
2001	1,048
2002	1,502
2003	1,561
2004	1,399
2005	1,030
2006	964
2007	1,124
2008	742
2009	478
2010	1,722
2011	2,310
2012	1,122
2013	615
2014	627
2015	837
2016	1,497
2017	386
2018	838
2019	697
2020	1,333
2021	880
2022	568
2023	297
2024	1,161
2025	1,000
2026	775

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Data for records on 2008-02-02: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	544
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	20
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	4