Weather Records on 8 October 1916

121 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1916. Highest significance: Gorki, BY.

Key Facts for 8 October 1916

On 8 October 1916, 121 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 117 daily.
Gorki set a monthly record daily precipitation of 34.9 mm (1.4 in) on 8 October 1916.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

121 stations

121 station records on 8 October 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Battunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coondambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mitcham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Pamatta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Buangor 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Whittata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Beeac (Eurack)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beltana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hamley Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

121 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 81.

Records on 8 October 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	81
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 October 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 117.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

111 broken records

Margins by which the 111 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1916

Top 20 records on 8 October 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1916	Gorki, BY	monthly rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1916	Willunga, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1916	Battunga, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1916	Toronto, CA	monthly high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	18 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1916	Barrie, CA	monthly high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	18 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1916	Coondambo, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1916	Old Noarlunga Post Office, AU	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1916	Anna Creek, AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1916	Mitcham Post Office, AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1916	Carrieton, AU	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1916	Adelaide (Thorndon Park), AU	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1916	Carrieton (Pamatta), AU	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1916	Beachport, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1916	Cowell, AU	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1916	Wirrabara Forest, AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1916	Curnomona (Curnamona), AU	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1916	Balaklava, AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1916	Port Victoria, AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1916	Port Elliot Caravan Park, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1916	Victor Harbor Comparison, AU	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	31 years	20 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 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1916. 1916 had 121 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-08 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1812	1
1815	1
1824	2
1829	1
1834	1
1839	2
1843	1
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	1
1864	3
1865	2
1869	1
1870	1
1873	2
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	6
1889	5
1890	2
1891	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	13
1901	5
1903	6
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	17
1908	27
1909	9
1910	13
1911	14
1912	17
1913	66
1914	27
1915	18
1916	121
1917	47
1918	33
1919	98
1920	104
1921	90
1922	51
1923	127
1924	118
1925	207
1926	162
1927	106
1928	303
1929	75
1930	400
1931	391
1932	283
1933	237
1934	241
1935	427
1936	645
1937	262
1938	331
1939	810
1940	170
1941	587
1942	209
1943	405
1944	191
1945	314
1946	471
1947	311
1948	344
1949	1,198
1950	535
1951	417
1952	1,034
1953	401
1954	521
1955	600
1956	556
1957	473
1958	451
1959	962
1960	316
1961	630
1962	597
1963	363
1964	1,078
1965	449
1966	394
1967	452
1968	405
1969	307
1970	1,672
1971	468
1972	367
1973	770
1974	604
1975	1,034
1976	1,302
1977	818
1978	671
1979	882
1980	758
1981	719
1982	1,184
1983	712
1984	694
1985	1,635
1986	429
1987	1,271
1988	793
1989	641
1990	1,438
1991	915
1992	1,277
1993	946
1994	1,259
1995	703
1996	1,261
1997	2,604
1998	941
1999	1,196
2000	2,916
2001	810
2002	706
2003	1,225
2004	748
2005	1,303
2006	625
2007	1,924
2008	582
2009	1,506
2010	1,062
2011	1,055
2012	943
2013	496
2014	554
2015	682
2016	550
2017	944
2018	1,135
2019	532
2020	1,163
2021	766
2022	572
2023	720
2024	877
2025	585
2026	784

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 3	51
3 to 5	23
5 to 8	22
8 to 10	8
10 to 13	3
13 to 15	0
15 to 18	2
18 to 20	2