Weather Records on 8 February 2018

851 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 2018. Highest significance: Goychay, AZ.

Key Facts for 8 February 2018

On 8 February 2018, 851 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
395 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 802 daily.
Goychay set a monthly record daily precipitation of 99.3 mm (3.9 in) on 8 February 2018.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

851 stations

851 station records on 8 February 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goychay	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Jordan	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Flekkefjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hognestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brandenberg	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sandy	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Powderville 8 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Copper Bottom	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stavanger - Valand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dikson	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waikoloa 95.8	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Izana	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lindbergh Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Malta 35 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sola	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forse	Sweden	Record snow depth	84.0 cm (33.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cayuga Lock #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kvavik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

851 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 241, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 154, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 270, Heaviest daily snowfall 92, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 8 February 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	241
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	154
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	270
Heaviest daily snowfall	92
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 8 February 2018 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 40, daily 802.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

695 broken records

Margins by which the 695 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 2018

Top 20 records on 8 February 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 2018	Goychay, AZ	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	72 years	79 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2018	Ekalaka, US	daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	108 years	77 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2018	Zakatala, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2018	Flatwillow 4 ENE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2018	Glasgow, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2018	Jordan, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	112 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2018	Colstrip, US	all-time snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	81 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2018	Ridgeway 1 S, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2018	Ashland, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2018	Joplin, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2018	Flekkefjord, NO	daily rain	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2018	Hognestad, NO	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2018	Bakke, NO	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2018	Chester, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	7 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2018	Chinook, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2018	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2018	Shelby 2 NW, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2018	Tabora Airport, TZ	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2018	Brandenberg, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2018	Skaneateles, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	48 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2018. 2018 had 851 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2018-02-08: 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 2026-10-17 (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 25	612
25 to 50	33
50 to 75	24
75 to 100	9
100 to 125	10
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	2