Weather Records on 8 October 1941

587 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1941. Highest significance: Balasore, IN.

Key Facts for 8 October 1941

On 8 October 1941, 587 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
338 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 528 daily.
Balasore set a monthly record daily precipitation of 323.3 mm (12.7 in) on 8 October 1941.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

587 stations

587 station records on 8 October 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	323.3 mm (12.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mohanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gumla	India	Record daily precipitation	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gujjran	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Baripada	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	217.7 mm (8.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dharingbadi	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rayagada	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dantan	India	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chakradhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ramanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rajahmundry	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Basirhat	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvur(Tiruvvru)	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hindol	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gumma	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Silda Belpahari	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kukrahati	India	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gudivada	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dhenkanal	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ghatsila Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Soro	India	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lohar-Daga	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mungeli	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmasala	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narsingpur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salur	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Keonjhargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jaggiayapet	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tamluk	India	Record daily precipitation	221.7 mm (8.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pottangi	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Basudevpur (Eram)	India	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kendrapara	India	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gop	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parvatipur	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jallesore	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Diamond Harbour	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

587 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 161, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 186, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 8 October 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	161
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 October 1941 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 57, daily 528.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

471 broken records

Margins by which the 471 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 176.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1941

Top 20 records on 8 October 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1941	Balasore, IN	monthly rain	323.3 mm (12.7 in)	165.3 mm (6.5 in)	24 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1941	Mohanpur, IN	all-time rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1941	Gumla, IN	monthly rain	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1941	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1941	Albany 3 SE, US	monthly rain	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	12 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1941	Gujjran, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1941	Chariton 1 E, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1941	Sagar Island, IN	daily rain	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1941	Baripada, IN	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1941	Ramnagar, IN	daily rain	217.7 mm (8.6 in)	176.6 mm (7.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1941	Blackville 3 W, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1941	Tempe Downs, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1941	Dharingbadi, IN	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1941	Rayagada, IN	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1941	Dantan, IN	monthly rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1941	Sandheads, IN	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1941	Chakradhanpur, IN	monthly rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1941	Ramanagar, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1941	Hawkinsville, US	all-time rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1941	Rajahmundry, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1941. 1941 had 587 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 25	406
25 to 50	39
50 to 75	16
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1