Weather Records on 8 October 1943

405 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1943. Highest significance: Tada, IN.

Key Facts for 8 October 1943

On 8 October 1943, 405 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
272 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 394 daily.
Tada set an all-time record daily precipitation of 419.9 mm (16.5 in) on 8 October 1943.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

405 stations

405 station records on 8 October 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tada	India	Record daily precipitation	419.9 mm (16.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sullurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	284.7 mm (11.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Satara	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ponneri	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Khamaria	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chandragiri	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hariharganj	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rapur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Suolovuopmi	Norway	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupati	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Channagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alattur	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moorook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nelyambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Magnet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Satyavedu	India	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hyde Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pokolbin 1 Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yass (Linton Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Munising	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

405 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 215, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 115, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 8 October 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	215
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 8 October 1943 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 394.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

309 broken records

Margins by which the 309 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1943

Top 20 records on 8 October 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1943	Tada, IN	all-time rain	419.9 mm (16.5 in)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	18 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1943	Sullurpet, IN	daily rain	284.7 mm (11.2 in)	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1943	Satara, IN	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1943	Atmakur, IN	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1943	Ponneri, IN	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1943	Yerington, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1943	Balaghat, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1943	Emerson, CA	monthly high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1943	Khamaria, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1943	Bungonia (Inverary Park), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1943	Nellore, IN	daily rain	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1943	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1943	Chandragiri, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1943	Mistassini Post, CA	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1943	Arad, RO	monthly high min	17.3 C (63.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	43 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1943	Lake Kachess, US	monthly high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1943	Hariharganj, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1943	Arhangelsk, RU	daily high max	11.5 C (52.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	57 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1943	Ovando, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	43 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1943	New Westminster, CA	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	34 years	23 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1943. 1943 had 405 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	295
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	2