Weather Records on 8 October 1933

237 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1933. Highest significance: Pinal Rch, US.

Key Facts for 8 October 1933

On 8 October 1933, 237 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 233 daily.
Pinal Rch set a daily record precipitation of 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 8 October 1933.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

237 stations

237 station records on 8 October 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sankari	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Srivilliputhur	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chettikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Narasimharajapura	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sidlaghatta	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tirumangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dhoraji	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chomu	India	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunlop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vedasandur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wenatchee 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sivakasi	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aravakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bonnie Doon Garage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tittagudi	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Karur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rumford	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Purple Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

237 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 107.

Records on 8 October 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 October 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 233.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

198 broken records

Margins by which the 198 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1933

Top 20 records on 8 October 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1933	Pinal Rch, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1933	New London, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1933	Kottayam P.W.D, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1933	Nedumangad, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1933	Waupaca, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1933	Sankari, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1933	Pine River 3 NE, US	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1933	Digby, CA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1933	Green Bay, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1933	Kottarakara, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1933	Tranebjerg, DK	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1933	Oshkosh, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1933	Adur, IN	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1933	Rayakottah, IN	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1933	Srivilliputhur, IN	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1933	Chettikulam, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1933	San Diego Wbo, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1933	Narasimharajapura, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1933	Sidlaghatta, IN	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1933	Clontarf, CA	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	28 years	21 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1933. 1933 had 237 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	159
10 to 20	17
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1