Weather Records on 8 October 1928

303 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1928. Highest significance: Chilliwack, CA.

Key Facts for 8 October 1928

On 8 October 1928, 303 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
253 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 289 daily.
Chilliwack set a daily record precipitation of 87.6 mm (3.4 in) on 8 October 1928.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

303 stations

303 station records on 8 October 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lenox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
North Nicomen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bonaparte 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra (Olive Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Renova	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Metcalfe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.2 C (106.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

303 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 164, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 44.

Records on 8 October 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	164
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	44
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 October 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 289.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

219 broken records

Margins by which the 219 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1928

Top 20 records on 8 October 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1928	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1928	Warsaw, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1928	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1928	Masset Airport, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1928	Portland Rfc City, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1928	Olga 2 SE, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1928	Horton, US	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1928	Lenox, US	monthly high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1928	Oregon, US	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1928	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	49 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1928	Anacortes, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1928	Nicosia, CY	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1928	Maristova, NO	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1928	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily high min	21.5 C (70.7 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1928	Goldstream Lake, CA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1928	Steveston, CA	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1928	Hutchinson River, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1928	Riverside 7 SSW, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1928	Dalby Post Office, AU	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1928	Ladner, CA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	18 years	19 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1928. 1928 had 303 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 10	207
10 to 20	9
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1