Weather Records on 8 October 1945

314 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1945. Highest significance: Newman, US.

Key Facts for 8 October 1945

On 8 October 1945, 314 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
143 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 297 daily.
Newman set a monthly record daily precipitation of 42.9 mm (1.7 in) on 8 October 1945.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

314 stations

314 station records on 8 October 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newman	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lathrop San Joaquin Bd	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kodumudi	India	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jalugudi	India	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mokakchung	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oracle	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Verkykerskop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uthankarai	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sriperumbudur	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bensons Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Avalon	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
N'Dabakazi (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Flint	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Turlock #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
McGaffey Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goldfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rodeo	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Knights Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

314 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 133, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 8 October 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 October 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 297.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

254 broken records

Margins by which the 254 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 105.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1945

Top 20 records on 8 October 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1945	Newman, US	monthly rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1945	Zhizdra, RU	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1945	Honey Grove, US	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	105.1 mm (4.1 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1945	Troicko-Pecherskoe, RU	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1945	Lathrop San Joaquin Bd, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1945	Kodumudi, IN	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1945	Jalugudi, IN	monthly rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1945	Mokakchung, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1945	Stockton 2, US	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1945	Henderson, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1945	Oracle, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1945	Lodi, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1945	Dialville 2 W, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1945	Syktyvkar, RU	monthly rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1945	Verkykerskop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1945	McKinney Muni AP, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1945	Elgin 5 N, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1945	Copmanhurst Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1945	Tasiilaq, GL	monthly high max	14.2 C (57.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1945	Uthankarai, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	29 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1945. 1945 had 314 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	233
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1