Weather Records on 8 February 2024

1,347 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 2024. Highest significance: Overveen, NL.

Key Facts for 8 February 2024

On 8 February 2024, 1,347 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
819 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,323 daily.
Overveen set a daily record precipitation of 26.3 mm (1.0 in) on 8 February 2024.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

1,347 stations

1,347 station records on 8 February 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Overveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Delft	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mildred 7 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dirksland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barendrecht	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hoek_van_Holland_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goedereede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oud Alblas	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bergschenhoek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Den Bommel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nottingham: Watnall	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle 13 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oostvoorne	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Poortugaal	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Jacoba Polder	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mora Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Valley Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ouddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Numansdorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brielle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ambrose 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Willow Run AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aasufou	American Samoa [United States]	Record daily precipitation	206.5 mm (8.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetermeer	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth: Cockle Park	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,347 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 236, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 583, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 396, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 8 February 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	236
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	583
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	396
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 8 February 2024 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 22, daily 1,323.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,187 broken records

Margins by which the 1,187 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 2024

Top 20 records on 8 February 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 2024	Overveen, NL	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2024	Delft, NL	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2024	Den Helder-1, NL	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2024	Mildred 7 NNW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2024	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	118 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2024	Dirksland, NL	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2024	Oxford, GB	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2024	Beaver Is, US	monthly high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	102 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2024	Barendrecht, NL	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2024	Hoek_van_Holland_1, NL	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2024	Levan, US	daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	4.4 cm (1.7 in)	130 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2024	Oudenbosch, NL	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2024	Goedereede, NL	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2024	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	98 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2024	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	110 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2024	Aguirre, PR	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2024	Corning, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	98 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2024	Oud Alblas, NL	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2024	Bergschenhoek, NL	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2024	Den Bommel, NL	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	46 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2024. 2024 had 1,347 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	1,163
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	3