Weather Records on 8 February 1966

1,116 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1966. Highest significance: Wangerooge, DE.

Key Facts for 8 February 1966

On 8 February 1966, 1,116 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
405 were record highs and 153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 1,057 daily.
Wangerooge set a monthly record daily precipitation of 35.0 mm (1.4 in) on 8 February 1966.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

1,116 stations

1,116 station records on 8 February 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Novo Oriente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	203.5 mm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nogales	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Esperanza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aracatiacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waaipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sells	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hawarden	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.2 mm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Castelo Do Piaui (Marvao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	166.8 mm (6.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Senador Pompeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Amontada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nangetty	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bellrock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coutinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.3 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Niederworresbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rietbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-28.1 C (-18.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wubin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coddington 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emery	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Afonso Bezerra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsheuwel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Patagonia #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Batalha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,116 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 356, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 459, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 8 February 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	356
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	459
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 8 February 1966 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 48, daily 1,057.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

970 broken records

Margins by which the 970 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 737.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1966

Top 20 records on 8 February 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1966	Wangerooge, DE	monthly rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	79 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1966	Geneva, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1966	Novo Oriente, BR	all-time rain	203.5 mm (8.0 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1966	Waupaca, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1966	Concordia ASOS, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1966	Idaho Springs, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1966	Clay Ctr 6 ESE, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1966	Pine River 3 NE, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1966	Tuttlingen, DE	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1966	Hancock Exp Farm, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1966	Nogales, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1966	Esperanza, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1966	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	7.4 C (13.3 F)	103 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1966	Aracatiacu, BR	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1966	Waaipoort, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1966	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1966	Plymouth Wwtp, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1966	Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1966	Rothenburg Ob der Tauber, DE	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1966	Sells, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	52 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1966. 1966 had 1,116 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 100	953
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1