Weather Records on 8 February 2023

414 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 2023. Highest significance: Cape Agulhas, ZA.

Key Facts for 8 February 2023

On 8 February 2023, 414 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
176 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 396 daily.
Cape Agulhas set a daily record precipitation of 51.1 mm (2.0 in) on 8 February 2023.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

414 stations

414 station records on 8 February 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cooper	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Youyang	China	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kelly Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cape Girardeau Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Andoya	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ambo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dequeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lehigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Langley	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Navarro Mills Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Big Fk 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelly	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Washita	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Battiest	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kelly Rch	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison Boone Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Whynot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bogg Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Maumelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mahrigong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rosser	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waco Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Island	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vichy Rolla Natl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville Lvstk	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Foreman	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ratcliff	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wister 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah (Bray Park)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nancheng	China	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Roads 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huili	China	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fruholmen Fyr	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guilin	China	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nanchang	China	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huelva (Ronda del Este)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-USA	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

414 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 176, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 8 February 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 8 February 2023 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 396.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

340 broken records

Margins by which the 340 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 2023

Top 20 records on 8 February 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 2023	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2023	Danville, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2023	Cooper, US	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2023	Youyang, CN	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2023	Kelly Rch, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2023	Cape Girardeau Muni AP, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2023	Booneville 3 SSE, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2023	Andoya, NO	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2023	Paris, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2023	Mena, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2023	Ambo Station, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	83 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2023	Dequeen, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2023	Gravette, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2023	Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	128 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2023	Lehigh 4 SW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	128 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2023	Honey Grove, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2023	Bonham 3NNE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2023	Langley, US	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2023	Navarro Mills Dam, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2023	Yoakum, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	88 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2023. 2023 had 414 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	322
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1