Weather Records on 8 October 1947

311 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1947. Highest significance: Lamoni, US.

Key Facts for 8 October 1947

On 8 October 1947, 311 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
140 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 307 daily.
Lamoni set a daily record precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 8 October 1947.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

311 stations

311 station records on 8 October 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Avanashi	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kurinjipadi	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inskip Inn	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Milnes Landing	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Childs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rumford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jagnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tanjavur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newgate	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marradong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springdale	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Creek 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Campbells Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tamarack	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton (Uralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Norseman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

311 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 8 October 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 October 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 307.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

258 broken records

Margins by which the 258 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1947

Top 20 records on 8 October 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1947	Lamoni, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1947	Avanashi, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1947	Jaipur, IN	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1947	Salisbury, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1947	Scotland Neck, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1947	Elkhart, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1947	Brantford, CA	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1947	Hamilton, CA	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	64 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1947	Kurinjipadi, IN	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1947	Inskip Inn, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1947	Shawinigan, CA	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	41 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1947	Richfield, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1947	Oregon, US	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1947	Latrobe (Coal Road), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1947	Moab, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	49 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1947	Milnes Landing, CA	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1947	Belleville, CA	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	44 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1947	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily low max	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	42 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1947	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily high min	24.6 C (76.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	53 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1947	Childs, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	20 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1947. 1947 had 311 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	218
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1