Weather Records on 8 October 1957

473 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1957. Highest significance: Avoca, ZA.

Key Facts for 8 October 1957

On 8 October 1957, 473 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
78 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 468 daily.
Avoca set a daily record precipitation of 36.0 mm (1.4 in) on 8 October 1957.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

473 stations

473 station records on 8 October 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Besonderheid"Byzonderhd."	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Skukuza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Juliana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bomnak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goedehoop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dinokana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paramathi	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Scranton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Skagway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walebing	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ste Agathe des Monts	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alamur(Alamar)	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppuvanam	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Red Deer	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Welbedacht Agric Office	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Groblersplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sulur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Binghamton Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stettler	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

473 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 250, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 October 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 October 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 468.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

413 broken records

Margins by which the 413 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 105.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1957

Top 20 records on 8 October 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1957	Avoca, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1957	Besonderheid"Byzonderhd.", ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1957	Skukuza, ZA	monthly rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1957	Aspermont, US	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1957	Juliana, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1957	Enterprise, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1957	Andarai, BR	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1957	Eskridge, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1957	Bomnak, RU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1957	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1957	Goedehoop (Bos), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1957	Driefontein, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1957	Dinokana, ZA	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1957	Ordway 4 W, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1957	Hanover, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1957	Paramathi, IN	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1957	Abilene, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1957	Manhattan, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1957	Kafferskraal, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1957	Audubon, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	39 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1957. 1957 had 473 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	384
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1