Weather Records on 8 February 2021

970 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 2021. Highest significance: Pardelup, AU.

Key Facts for 8 February 2021

On 8 February 2021, 970 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
146 were record highs and 340 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 917 daily.
Pardelup set a daily record precipitation of 36.0 mm (1.4 in) on 8 February 2021.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

970 stations

970 station records on 8 February 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Boyup Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Bangalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Nannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Collie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Mengzi	China	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Chiang Rai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
The Warriups	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kirkwall	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lake Margaret Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dachwig	Germany	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nornalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Warner Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Windy Harbour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eschwege	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wereroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cowaramup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrahwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kojonup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Uliastai	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Simao	China	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Deelen-1	Netherlands	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Topaz Lake	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kirup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Amelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Gully Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glengarren	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chamingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Philipsburg Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaru	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weissensee-Ottenhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Seeley Lake Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kothen (Anhalt)	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bramsche	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Querfurt-Muhle Lodersleben	Germany	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waltershausen	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar-Schondorf	Germany	Record snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eerbeek	Netherlands	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Enschede	Netherlands	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

970 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 255, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 72, Deepest snow cover 217.

Records on 8 February 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	255
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	72
Deepest snow cover	217

Records on 8 February 2021 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 42, daily 917.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

816 broken records

Margins by which the 816 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 2021

Top 20 records on 8 February 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 2021	Pardelup, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	114 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 February 2021	Cranbrook, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	114 years	79 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2021	Boyup Brook, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2021	Bangalup, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2021	Denmark, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2021	Nannup, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2021	Collie, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2021	Mengzi, CN	monthly rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	77 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2021	Wilgarrup, AU	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	114 years	76 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2021	Chiang Rai, TH	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2021	Cape Leeuwin, AU	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	105 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2021	The Warriups, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	114 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2021	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	monthly rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2021	Kirkwall, GB	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2021	Newcastle, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	112 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2021	Woodburn, AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2021	Kalgan River, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2021	Lake Margaret Dam, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	94 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2021	Dachwig, DE	all-time snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2021	Nornalup, AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	62 of 100 (Major)

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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2021. 2021 had 970 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 2021-02-08: 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	637
25 to 50	87
50 to 75	41
75 to 100	21
100 to 125	15
125 to 150	8
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	4