Weather Records on 8 February 2017

1,648 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 2017. Highest significance: Angola, US.

Key Facts for 8 February 2017

On 8 February 2017, 1,648 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,082 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 1,600 daily.
Angola set a daily record precipitation of 36.1 mm (1.4 in) on 8 February 2017.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

1,648 stations

1,648 station records on 8 February 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Dubois	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Marrickville Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pleasant Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
East Kondut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kamiah	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bastia	France	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Munising	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wattamolla (Tamol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.4 mm (5.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Downs Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Scaddan West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mathews	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St Mary	United States	Record snow depth	132.1 cm (52.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lort River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dauphin Is #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tanumbirini	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Foxground Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	196.6 mm (7.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Valley (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Neligh	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Langlois #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Connell 12 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton No.2	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Erinair	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Rs	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maranalgo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mainnerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edgemont	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poison Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,648 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 491, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 591, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 381, Heaviest daily snowfall 91, Deepest snow cover 57.

Records on 8 February 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	491
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	591
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	381
Heaviest daily snowfall	91
Deepest snow cover	57

Records on 8 February 2017 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 46, daily 1,600.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,367 broken records

Margins by which the 1,367 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 813.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 2017

Top 20 records on 8 February 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 2017	Angola, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	114 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2017	Dubois, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2017	Marrickville Golf Club, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	110 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2017	Pleasant Valley, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2017	East Kondut, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2017	Kamiah, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	103 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2017	Bastia, FR	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2017	Oakdale, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	108 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2017	Munising, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2017	Tallinn, EE	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2017	Oelrichs, US	monthly snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	101 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2017	Wattamolla (Tamol), AU	daily rain	144.4 mm (5.7 in)	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2017	Esperance Downs Research STN, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2017	Scaddan West, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2017	Mathews, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2017	St Mary, US	daily snow depth	132.1 cm (52.0 in)	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2017	Norwalk Wwtp, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	116 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2017	Buffalo, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	99 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2017	St Albans, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2017	Lort River, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	50 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2017. 2017 had 1,648 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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Data for records on 2017-02-08: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 200	1,361
200 to 400	4
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1