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Weather Records on 8 October 1918

33 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1918. Highest significance: Hillston Airport, AU.

Key Facts for 8 October 1918

  • On 8 October 1918, 33 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 33 daily.
  • Hillston Airport set a daily record precipitation of 22.9 mm (0.9 in) on 8 October 1918.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

33 stations
Weather records on 8 October 1918 33 station records on 8 October 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
33 station records on 8 October 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 October 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Hillston AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston (Cowl Cowl)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Coan DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Roto (Coombie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TbilisiGeorgiaRecord daily precipitation17.4 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bute (Ninnes)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Council OfficesAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation21.4 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Booligal (Ulonga)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
MahackalaRussiaRecord high minimum temperature19.3 C (66.7 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
EnisejskRussiaRecord daily precipitation7.2 mm (0.28 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland (Woodburlie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.3 mm (1.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Roto StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
BurrabogieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Belle IsleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Barmedman Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Miller Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Bowral Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Thelangerin EastAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Euabalong (Booberoi)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
RestdownAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel (Boondara)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
CanoonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
EskdaleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Illilawa)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
State CollegeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NWUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
SimferopolUkraineRecord high minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

33 records
Records on 8 October 1918 by type Records set or tied on 8 October 1918 by type: Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 28. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 28Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 October 1918 by type: Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 28.
Records on 8 October 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall28
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 October 1918 by timescale Records on 8 October 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 33. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 33all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 October 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 33.
Records on 8 October 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily33

How Much Records Were Beaten By

31 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 October 1918 Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.8. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 3: 93 to 5: 115 to 8: 28 to 10: 310 to 13: 113 to 15: 415 to 18: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 18
Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 October 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 39
3 to 511
5 to 82
8 to 103
10 to 131
13 to 154
15 to 181

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1918
Top 20 records on 8 October 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 October 1918Hillston Airport, AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)14.8 mm (0.6 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1918Hillston (Cowl Cowl), AUdaily rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1918Coan Downs, AUdaily rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)16.8 mm (0.7 in)9 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1918Roto (Coombie), AUdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)13.9 mm (0.5 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1918Tbilisi, GEdaily rain17.4 mm (0.7 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1918Bute (Ninnes), AUdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)13.8 mm (0.5 in)1 year20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1918Nowra Council Offices, AUdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1918Hohenpeissenberg, DEdaily rain21.4 mm (0.8 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1918Ivanhoe (Wokabity), AUdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1918Booligal (Ulonga), AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)39 years19 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1918Mahackala, RUdaily high min19.3 C (66.7 F)3.1 C (5.6 F)29 years18 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1918Taralga Post Office, AUdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)31 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1918Enisejsk, RUdaily rain7.2 mm (0.28 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)12 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1918Maitland (Woodburlie), AUdaily rain35.3 mm (1.4 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)1 year16 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1918Roto Station, AUdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)23 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1918Burrabogie, AUdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)38 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1918Belle Isle, CAdaily low min-5.6 C (21.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)13 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1918Hill End Post Office, AUdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1918Barmedman Post Office, AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1918Hay (Miller Street), AUdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)23 years14 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 1918
Records on 10-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1918. 1918 had 33 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 1918. 1918 had 33 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).