Weather Records on 11 February 2008

916 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 February 2008. Highest significance: De Smet, US.

Key Facts for 11 February 2008

On 11 February 2008, 916 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
297 were record highs and 356 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 895 daily.
De Smet set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 11 February 2008.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

916 stations

916 station records on 11 February 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 February 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
McKeesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Polotitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria del Monte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Charcas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Jeronimo Xonocahuacan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shahat	Libya	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Hurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alvarado (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Martin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Prestwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Strelley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lehigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ayr Dpi Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mystery Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hinckley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mud Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

916 records

Records set or tied on 11 February 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 282, Highest daily minimum 170, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 59.

Records on 11 February 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	282
Highest daily minimum	170
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	59

Records on 11 February 2008 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 895.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

751 broken records

Margins by which the 751 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 February 2008

Top 20 records on 11 February 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 February 2008	De Smet, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
11 February 2008	McKeesport, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 February 2008	Machilipatnam, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	77 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 February 2008	Polotitlan, MX	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2008	Santa Maria del Monte, MX	monthly rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2008	Trenton Falls, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2008	Shawneetown Old Town, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2008	Charcas, MX	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2008	San Jeronimo Xonocahuacan, MX	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2008	Shahat, LY	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2008	Iron Hurst Station, AU	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2008	Alvarado (Dge), MX	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2008	Martin, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2008	Highmarket 2W, US	daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	27.5 cm (10.8 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2008	Prestwood Station, AU	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2008	Britt 3E, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2008	Oswego, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2008	Georgetown, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2008	Ewing, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2008	Hartford Wwtp, US	daily low max	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	108 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2008. 2008 had 916 records.

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

Records on 02-11 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1829	4
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1862	2
1864	2
1865	1
1869	4
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1875	3
1876	2
1877	3
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	7
1886	2
1887	5
1888	1
1889	1
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	19
1900	8
1901	1
1902	6
1903	7
1904	11
1905	7
1906	6
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	17
1911	39
1912	29
1913	5
1914	73
1915	16
1916	24
1917	15
1918	27
1919	42
1920	20
1921	60
1922	76
1923	55
1924	97
1925	315
1926	63
1927	40
1928	269
1929	369
1930	191
1931	157
1932	1,420
1933	392
1934	318
1935	326
1936	562
1937	511
1938	524
1939	405
1940	396
1941	251
1942	198
1943	404
1944	371
1945	206
1946	386
1947	417
1948	827
1949	376
1950	280
1951	957
1952	460
1953	521
1954	411
1955	1,072
1956	545
1957	448
1958	611
1959	394
1960	732
1961	951
1962	975
1963	685
1964	421
1965	950
1966	774
1967	314
1968	404
1969	731
1970	657
1971	732
1972	320
1973	851
1974	555
1975	569
1976	965
1977	959
1978	1,263
1979	1,975
1980	711
1981	2,439
1982	1,042
1983	1,087
1984	726
1985	1,124
1986	1,188
1987	810
1988	1,159
1989	754
1990	1,050
1991	539
1992	782
1993	1,146
1994	1,770
1995	970
1996	969
1997	717
1998	1,468
1999	2,266
2000	1,066
2001	809
2002	1,740
2003	587
2004	834
2005	1,121
2006	558
2007	782
2008	916
2009	1,680
2010	1,323
2011	1,430
2012	964
2013	765
2014	1,032
2015	790
2016	997
2017	1,508
2018	792
2019	929
2020	1,012
2021	1,055
2022	568
2023	387
2024	820
2025	1,282
2026	654

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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	718
100 to 200	21
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	1