Weather Records on 8 February 1999

1,633 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1999. Highest significance: Mount Stuart, AU.

Key Facts for 8 February 1999

On 8 February 1999, 1,633 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,041 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,602 daily.
Mount Stuart set a daily record precipitation of 85.0 mm (3.3 in) on 8 February 1999.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

1,633 stations

1,633 station records on 8 February 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Stuart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.5 mm (5.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Lindfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Carlindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kandanga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.8 mm (5.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wondai Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bourges	France	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rennes-St Jacques	France	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wyloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen 20NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ballots	France	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kandanga Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.6 mm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio 33S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gallangowan Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jimna Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kiamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,633 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 529, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 512, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 315, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 99.

Records on 8 February 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	529
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	512
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	315
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	99

Records on 8 February 1999 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 29, daily 1,602.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,222 broken records

Margins by which the 1,222 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1999

Top 20 records on 8 February 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1999	Mount Stuart, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1999	Burnett Heads Niell St, AU	daily rain	133.5 mm (5.3 in)	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	96 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1999	Lindfield, AU	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1999	Carlindie, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	84 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1999	Kandanga Post Office, AU	daily rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	93.1 mm (3.7 in)	69 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1999	Blair, US	monthly rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1999	Cooyar Post Office, AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	87 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1999	Fairymead Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	136.8 mm (5.4 in)	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	71 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1999	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	2 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1999	Kilcoy Post Office, AU	daily rain	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	71 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1999	Nanango Wills St, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	69 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1999	Wondai Post Office, AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1999	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	daily rain	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	104 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1999	Goomboorian, AU	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1999	Bourges, FR	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1999	Hastings Chalet, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1999	Peachester, AU	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1999	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	116 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1999	Woodbridge, AU	daily rain	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1999	Pleasant Hill, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	65 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1999. 1999 had 1,633 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 1999-02-08: 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 20	1,100
20 to 40	62
40 to 60	30
60 to 80	19
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2