Weather Records on 8 October 1961

630 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1961. Highest significance: Redbank, AU.

Key Facts for 8 October 1961

On 8 October 1961, 630 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 178 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 618 daily.
Redbank set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 8 October 1961.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

630 stations

630 station records on 8 October 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Redbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Roha	India	Record daily precipitation	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Beazleys Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tullaroop Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gladysvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Murgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pen	India	Record daily precipitation	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goomeri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodend (Carlisle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murbad	India	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Lonsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moonambel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Guhagar	India	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mandangad	India	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Edalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan State Forest 220	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tauru(Uaoru)	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morrl Morrl (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yandoit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moutajup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sailana	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watchem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gandipet(Osmansa)	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Umerkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodend (Corinella Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Avington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vita (Khanapur)	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barwasagar	India	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goodger Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pura Pura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nirmal	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sohana	India	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amphitheatre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Towrong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Badiraguato (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woolooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

630 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 327, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 8 October 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	327
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 8 October 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 618.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

535 broken records

Margins by which the 535 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1961

Top 20 records on 8 October 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1961	Redbank, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1961	Green Rvr, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1961	Roha, IN	monthly rain	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	16 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1961	Beazleys Bridge, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1961	Ratnagiri, IN	daily rain	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1961	Tullaroop Reservoir, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1961	Dunkeld, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1961	Gladysvale, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1961	Murgon Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1961	Pen, IN	daily rain	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1961	Waterloo, AU	monthly rain	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1961	Goomeri Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1961	Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1961	Mt Perry the Pines, AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1961	Woodend (Carlisle Street), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1961	Murbad, IN	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1961	Lake Lonsdale, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1961	Moonambel, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1961	Guhagar, IN	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1961	Mandangad, IN	daily rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	95.1 mm (3.7 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)

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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1961. 1961 had 630 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 50	507
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1