Weather Records on 8 October 1962

597 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1962. Highest significance: Riversdale, ZA.

Key Facts for 8 October 1962

On 8 October 1962, 597 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
237 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 578 daily.
Riversdale set an all-time record daily precipitation of 180.5 mm (7.1 in) on 8 October 1962.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

597 stations

597 station records on 8 October 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	180.5 mm (7.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	196.5 mm (7.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Parral	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Thadikarekonam	India	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort C/K	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gouna (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kankakee 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greatfish-Point Vrt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rabula (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cwencwe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zuur Anys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sandhoogte (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Viralimalai	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	163.5 mm (6.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Herold (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kwepertuin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paardekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boesmansrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manina (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

597 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 304, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 8 October 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	304
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 8 October 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 578.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

480 broken records

Margins by which the 480 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1962

Top 20 records on 8 October 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1962	Riversdale, ZA	all-time rain	180.5 mm (7.1 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	78 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1962	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	196.5 mm (7.7 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1962	Mount Coke (Bos), ZA	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1962	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1962	Pirie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1962	Presa Parral, MX	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1962	Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1962	Redwood Falls Muni AP, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1962	Thadikarekonam, IN	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1962	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1962	Frankfort C/K, ZA	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1962	Millwood (Bos), ZA	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1962	Umzonia (Rsv), ZA	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1962	Jonkersberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1962	Gouna (Bos), ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1962	Kankakee 3 SW, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1962	Greensboro, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1962	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1962	Izeleni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1962	Greatfish-Point Vrt, ZA	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	48 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1962. 1962 had 597 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 10	359
10 to 20	61
20 to 30	23
30 to 40	14
40 to 50	9
50 to 60	10
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	1