Weather Records on 8 February 2013

733 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 2013. Highest significance: Atlantic City Marina, US.

Key Facts for 8 February 2013

On 8 February 2013, 733 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 725 daily.
Atlantic City Marina set a daily record precipitation of 48.8 mm (1.9 in) on 8 February 2013.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

733 stations

733 station records on 8 February 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Fulton L&D #13	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lupton 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Chilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ocracoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Morehead City 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Islip-Li Macarthur AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford-Bradley Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wallops Is Nasa Test Facility	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.6 cm (15.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Two Rivers	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
N Foster 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	42.2 cm (16.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Balikesir	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Asotin 14 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Westhampton Gabreski AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peru 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteville 7 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winterpock	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record low maximum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Reading	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Allendale 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

733 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 273, Heaviest daily snowfall 114, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 8 February 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	273
Heaviest daily snowfall	114
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 8 February 2013 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 5, daily 725.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

641 broken records

Margins by which the 641 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 318.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 2013

Top 20 records on 8 February 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 2013	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	128 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2013	Fulton L&D #13, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2013	Racine Wwtp, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	112 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2013	Houghton Lake 6 WSW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2013	Lupton 1S, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	61 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2013	Chilton, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	108 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2013	Ocracoke, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2013	Central Michigan UNIV, US	daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	110 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2013	Morehead City 2 WNW, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2013	Brockton, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2013	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2013	Kent City 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2013	Racine Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2013	Plymouth Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	97 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2013	Islip-Li Macarthur AP, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2013	Hartford-Bradley Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	23.8 cm (9.4 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2013	Wallops Is Nasa Test Facility, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2013	Worcester, US	daily snowfall	38.6 cm (15.2 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2013	Louisville 1 E, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2013	Waynesboro 2 S, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2013. 2013 had 733 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	578
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1