Weather Records on 8 October 1951

417 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1951. Highest significance: Groot Constantia, ZA.

Key Facts for 8 October 1951

On 8 October 1951, 417 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 162 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 408 daily.
Groot Constantia set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 8 October 1951.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

417 stations

417 station records on 8 October 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Allentown Gas Company	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mechanicville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
White River Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bellows Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glencliff	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
George School	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Webster	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Falls Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paratinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cream Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

417 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 104, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 8 October 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	104
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 October 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 408.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

323 broken records

Margins by which the 323 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1951

Top 20 records on 8 October 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1951	Groot Constantia, ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1951	Somerset, US	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1951	Innisfail, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1951	Allentown Gas Company, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1951	Holyoke, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1951	Mechanicville 2 S, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1951	White River Junction, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1951	Weston, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1951	Franklin, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1951	Central Michigan UNIV, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1951	Dover, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1951	Spot Pond, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1951	Wilkes Barre, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1951	Riksgransen, SE	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1951	Winchendon, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1951	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1951	Cavendish, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1951	Indian Mills 2 W, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1951	Hawley 1 E, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1951	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	34 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1951. 1951 had 417 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	298
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1