Weather Records on 8 October 1919

98 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1919. Highest significance: Tamworth Airport, AU.

Key Facts for 8 October 1919

On 8 October 1919, 98 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 94 daily.
Tamworth Airport set a monthly record daily precipitation of 64.5 mm (2.5 in) on 8 October 1919.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

98 stations

98 station records on 8 October 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tamworth West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pallal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tarriaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wollun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cuerindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wallabadah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eversleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dirranbandi High School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Belltrees 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Boorolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke (Beemery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Garah (Welbon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Jervis Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bunghill Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

98 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1919 by type: Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 70, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 8 October 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	70
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 October 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 94.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

89 broken records

Margins by which the 89 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 34.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1919

Top 20 records on 8 October 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1919	Tamworth Airport, AU	monthly rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1919	Tamworth West, AU	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1919	Pallal, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1919	Boggabri (Milchengowrie), AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1919	Cubbaroo, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1919	Somerton (Bective Estate), AU	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1919	Boggabri Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1919	Bingara Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1919	Wee Waa (George St), AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1919	Walcha Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1919	Tarriaro, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1919	Narrabri Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1919	Goonoo Goonoo Station, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1919	Bundarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1919	Stonehenge, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1919	Edgeroi, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1919	Wollun, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1919	Murrurundi Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1919	Barrie, CA	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	51 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1919	Walgett (Dungalear), AU	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	34 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 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1919. 1919 had 98 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 5	43
5 to 10	21
10 to 15	9
15 to 20	7
20 to 25	6
25 to 30	2
30 to 35	1