Weather Records on 8 October 1938

331 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1938. Highest significance: Trinidad, US.

Key Facts for 8 October 1938

On 8 October 1938, 331 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
156 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 329 daily.
Trinidad set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 8 October 1938.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

331 stations

331 station records on 8 October 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shevgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cowles	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chandrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zion Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yeola	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jamkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rico	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kopargaon	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelock	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Howrah	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar City Powerhouse	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chalisgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Uluberia	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

331 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 82, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 8 October 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 October 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 329.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

249 broken records

Margins by which the 249 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1938

Top 20 records on 8 October 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1938	Trinidad, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1938	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1938	Elizabethtown, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1938	Manassa, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1938	Tres Piedras, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1938	Shevgaon, IN	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1938	Cowles, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1938	Silverton, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1938	Chandrapur, IN	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1938	Santa Fe, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1938	Escalante, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1938	Chindwara, IN	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1938	Saguache, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1938	Zion Np, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1938	Yeola, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1938	Chama, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1938	Jamkhed, IN	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1938	Lake Moraine, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1938	Springer, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1938	Thermopolis, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	38 years	25 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1938. 1938 had 331 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 20	234
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1