Weather Records on 8 October 1939

810 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1939. Highest significance: Ancho, US.

Key Facts for 8 October 1939

On 8 October 1939, 810 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
548 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 107 monthly and 703 daily.
Ancho set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 8 October 1939.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

810 stations

810 station records on 8 October 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ancho	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haileybury	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Amarpara	India	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Simon	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Simon 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calcutta/Barracks	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parli	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sonamukhi	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vickery 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hoopeston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kalyanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Turigaria (Kaira)	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Hill 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

810 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 289, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 259, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 October 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	289
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	259
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 October 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 107, daily 703.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

655 broken records

Margins by which the 655 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1939

Top 20 records on 8 October 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1939	Ancho, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1939	Lucan, CA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1939	Haileybury, CA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1939	Jaipur, IN	monthly rain	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1939	Malvern, GB	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1939	Toledo Blade, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1939	Durdidwarrah, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1939	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	monthly high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1939	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1939	Vinita 2 N, US	monthly high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1939	Amarpara, IN	daily rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1939	Benson, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1939	San Simon, US	monthly rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1939	San Simon 5 NW, US	monthly rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1939	Louisiana Starks Nurse, US	monthly high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1939	Bosque del Apache, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1939	Calcutta/Barracks, IN	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1939	Springview 2NW, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1939	Toledo Blade, US	monthly high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1939	Ridgetown, CA	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	51 years	28 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1939. 1939 had 810 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	614
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1