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Weather Records on 8 October 1912

17 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1912. Highest significance: Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 8 October 1912

  • On 8 October 1912, 17 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 17 daily.
  • Sydney (Observatory Hill) set a daily record high maximum temperature of 31.7 C (89.1 F) on 8 October 1912.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

17 stations
Weather records on 8 October 1912 17 station records on 8 October 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
17 station records on 8 October 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 October 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-3.6 C (25.5 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-2.0 C (28.4 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord low minimum temperature-0.4 C (31.3 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
PalermoItalyRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-LonchampFranceRecord daily precipitation27.3 mm (1.1 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
ChemnitzGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-1.4 C (29.5 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-1.8 C (28.8 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature33.9 C (93.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
GorlitzGermanyRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record low minimum temperature-14.3 C (6.3 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

17 records
Records on 8 October 1912 by type Records set or tied on 8 October 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 051015Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 12Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 October 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 8 October 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum12
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 October 1912 by timescale Records on 8 October 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 17. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 17all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 October 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 17.
Records on 8 October 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily17

How Much Records Were Beaten By

16 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 October 1912 Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.7. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 3: 113 to 5: 25 to 8: 28 to 10: 010 to 13: 013 to 15: 015 to 18: 018 to 20: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 October 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 311
3 to 52
5 to 82
8 to 100
10 to 130
13 to 150
15 to 180
18 to 201

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1912
Top 17 records on 8 October 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 October 1912Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high max31.7 C (89.1 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)51 years27 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1912Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily low min-3.6 C (25.5 F)5.6 C (10.1 F)28 years26 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1912Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily low min-2.2 C (28.0 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)46 years24 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1912Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily low min-2.0 C (28.4 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)45 years23 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1912Uccle, BEdaily low min-0.4 C (31.3 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)47 years22 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1912Palermo, ITdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)48 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1912Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FRdaily rain27.3 mm (1.1 in)18.7 mm (0.7 in)9 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1912Chemnitz, DEdaily low min-1.4 C (29.5 F)2.4 C (4.3 F)28 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1912Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DEdaily low min-1.8 C (28.8 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)28 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1912Walgett Council Depot, AUdaily high max33.9 C (93.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)33 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1912Magdeburg, DEdaily low min-1.7 C (28.9 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)14 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1912Gorlitz, DEdaily low min0.0 C (32.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1912Stonecliffe, CAdaily low min-2.8 C (27.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1912Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily low min-14.3 C (6.3 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1912Arnsberg, DEdaily low min-2.8 C (27.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)14 years9 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1912Cet Central England, GBdaily low min0.6 C (33.1 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)5 years6 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1912Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low max (Tie)20.0 C (68.0 F)tie51 years5 of 100 (Routine)

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

1802 to 1912
Records on 10-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1912. 1912 had 17 records. 01,0002,0003,0001802: 11812: 11815: 11824: 21829: 11834: 11839: 21843: 11849: 11852: 11854: 11857: 11863: 11864: 31865: 21869: 11870: 11873: 21874: 11876: 21877: 11878: 11880: 21881: 21882: 21884: 11886: 21887: 11888: 61889: 51890: 21891: 21893: 41894: 11895: 41896: 31897: 21898: 41899: 11900: 131901: 51903: 61904: 111905: 121906: 21907: 171908: 271909: 91910: 131911: 141912: 171913: 661914: 271915: 181916: 1211917: 471918: 331919: 981920: 1041921: 901922: 511923: 1271924: 1181925: 2071926: 1621927: 1061928: 3031929: 751930: 4001931: 3911932: 2831933: 2371934: 2411935: 4271936: 6451937: 2621938: 3311939: 8101940: 1701941: 5871942: 2091943: 4051944: 1911945: 3141946: 4711947: 3111948: 3441949: 1,1981950: 5351951: 4171952: 1,0341953: 4011954: 5211955: 6001956: 5561957: 4731958: 4511959: 9621960: 3161961: 6301962: 5971963: 3631964: 1,0781965: 4491966: 3941967: 4521968: 4051969: 3071970: 1,6721971: 4681972: 3671973: 7701974: 6041975: 1,0341976: 1,3021977: 8181978: 6711979: 8821980: 7581981: 7191982: 1,1841983: 7121984: 6941985: 1,6351986: 4291987: 1,2711988: 7931989: 6411990: 1,4381991: 9151992: 1,2771993: 9461994: 1,2591995: 7031996: 1,2611997: 2,6041998: 9411999: 1,1962000: 2,9162001: 8102002: 7062003: 1,2252004: 7482005: 1,3032006: 6252007: 1,9242008: 5822009: 1,5062010: 1,0622011: 1,0552012: 9432013: 4962014: 5542015: 6822016: 5502017: 9442018: 1,1352019: 5322020: 1,1632021: 7662022: 5722023: 7202024: 8772025: 5852026: 7841802187318951913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1912. 1912 had 17 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-08 in each year
YearRecords
18021
18121
18151
18242
18291
18341
18392
18431
18491
18521
18541
18571
18631
18643
18652
18691
18701
18732
18741
18762
18771
18781
18802
18812
18822
18841
18862
18871
18886
18895
18902
18912
18934
18941
18954
18963
18972
18984
18991
190013
19015
19036
190411
190512
19062
190717
190827
19099
191013
191114
191217
191366
191427
191518
1916121
191747
191833
191998
1920104
192190
192251
1923127
1924118
1925207
1926162
1927106
1928303
192975
1930400
1931391
1932283
1933237
1934241
1935427
1936645
1937262
1938331
1939810
1940170
1941587
1942209
1943405
1944191
1945314
1946471
1947311
1948344
19491,198
1950535
1951417
19521,034
1953401
1954521
1955600
1956556
1957473
1958451
1959962
1960316
1961630
1962597
1963363
19641,078
1965449
1966394
1967452
1968405
1969307
19701,672
1971468
1972367
1973770
1974604
19751,034
19761,302
1977818
1978671
1979882
1980758
1981719
19821,184
1983712
1984694
19851,635
1986429
19871,271
1988793
1989641
19901,438
1991915
19921,277
1993946
19941,259
1995703
19961,261
19972,604
1998941
19991,196
20002,916
2001810
2002706
20031,225
2004748
20051,303
2006625
20071,924
2008582
20091,506
20101,062
20111,055
2012943
2013496
2014554
2015682
2016550
2017944
20181,135
2019532
20201,163
2021766
2022572
2023720
2024877
2025585
2026784

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).