Weather Records on 8 October 1926

162 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1926. Highest significance: Malin Head, IE.

Key Facts for 8 October 1926

On 8 October 1926, 162 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 160 daily.
Malin Head set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 8 October 1926.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

162 stations

162 station records on 8 October 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grantville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Freeling Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colac Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Merino (Glenorchy Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Black Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Shelford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Willsons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pomingalarna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda Water Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Marmal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fryerstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yandoit (Spring Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Roseworthy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo Channel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

162 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 72.

Records on 8 October 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	72
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 October 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 160.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

130 broken records

Margins by which the 130 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1926

Top 20 records on 8 October 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1926	Malin Head, IE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1926	Grantville, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1926	Toledo, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1926	Bisbee, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1926	Halls Gap, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1926	Loch, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1926	Bathurst, CA	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1926	Astoria, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1926	Crete 4ESE, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1926	Agricultural College, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1926	Greenethorpe (Iandra), AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1926	Warrangong, AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1926	Cowes, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1926	Freeling Railway, AU	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1926	Sandford (Maydena), AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1926	Colac Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1926	Welshpool, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	3 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1926	Merino (Glenorchy Estate), AU	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1926	Kiev, UA	daily low min	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1926	Stockwell, AU	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	27 years	18 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1926. 1926 had 162 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	106
5 to 10	15
10 to 15	6
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	1