Weather Records on 8 February 2011

883 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 2011. Highest significance: Paulding, US.

Key Facts for 8 February 2011

On 8 February 2011, 883 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 206 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 851 daily.
Paulding set a daily record snow depth of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 8 February 2011.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

883 stations

883 station records on 8 February 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paulding	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Donnellson	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Toulon	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chester	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview 8N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ontonagon 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Guayameo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kantunilkin	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford 3SSE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Inman 5SW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port of Morgan	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Locke 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hannaford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canton L&D 20	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaena Pt 841.3	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colquitt 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Eba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Medio Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bonny Dam 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

883 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 147, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 156, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Heaviest daily snowfall 137, Deepest snow cover 197.

Records on 8 February 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	147
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	156
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	137
Deepest snow cover	197

Records on 8 February 2011 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 25, daily 851.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

671 broken records

Margins by which the 671 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 2011

Top 20 records on 8 February 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 2011	Paulding, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	65 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2011	Clinton 1SSW, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	95 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2011	Donnellson, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2011	Middleboro, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	104 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2011	Toulon, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2011	Trenton Falls, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2011	Chester, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	100 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2011	Flagler 1S, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2011	Mexico, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	105 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2011	Brunswick, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	77 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2011	Miami, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	81 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2011	Concordia ASOS, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	109 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2011	Julesburg, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	116 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2011	Chester, US	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	108 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2011	Fairview 8N, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2011	Morris 1NW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2011	Ontonagon 6 SE, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2011	Guayameo, MX	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2011	Kantunilkin, MX	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2011	Kwajalein, MH	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	47 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2011. 2011 had 883 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 2026-10-15 (15 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	619
100 to 200	39
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	2