Weather Records on 8 October 1954

521 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1954. Highest significance: Mount Florance, AU.

Key Facts for 8 October 1954

On 8 October 1954, 521 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
207 were record highs and 169 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 508 daily.
Mount Florance set a daily record precipitation of 25.7 mm (1.0 in) on 8 October 1954.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

521 stations

521 station records on 8 October 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Currawinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kelvin (Kahana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orderville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mannum (Sanderston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quinault Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hayden	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marungapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karur	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dhakuakhana	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chidambaram	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sivakasi	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manila	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rifle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Isleworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tajique 4 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

521 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 131, Heaviest daily rainfall 141, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 8 October 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	131
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 October 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 508.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

388 broken records

Margins by which the 388 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1954

Top 20 records on 8 October 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1954	Mount Florance, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1954	Currawinya, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1954	Crescent City, US	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1954	Kelvin (Kahana), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1954	Eustis 2 S, US	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1954	Lissadell, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1954	Sattur, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1954	Ixmiquilpan (Smn), MX	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1954	Orderville, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1954	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1954	Mannum (Sanderston), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1954	Quinault Rs, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1954	Meeker, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1954	St Augustine, US	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1954	Blanding, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1954	Durango, US	monthly high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1954	Gundy (Miller St), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1954	Federal Pt, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1954	Lisboa Geofisica, PT	monthly high min	21.3 C (70.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	50 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1954	Holy Cross, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 years	33 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1954. 1954 had 521 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	364
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2