Weather Records on 8 October 1972

367 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1972. Highest significance: Keg River, CA.

Key Facts for 8 October 1972

On 8 October 1972, 367 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
119 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 358 daily.
Keg River set a monthly record daily precipitation of 31.2 mm (1.2 in) on 8 October 1972.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

367 stations

367 station records on 8 October 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Keg River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keg River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Groton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charvak	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Melo Peixoto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hopedale (Aut)	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Smithers A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pskem	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baldonnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boylston	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ticonderoga	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Millbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Hazelton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Falls Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehall	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Smithers A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Menier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Point Piedras Blanca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Smiths Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St John A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Allakaket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Walden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ashburnham	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
York Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

367 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 8 October 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 8 October 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 358.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

316 broken records

Margins by which the 316 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 134.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1972

Top 20 records on 8 October 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1972	Keg River, CA	monthly rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1972	Hartford Brainard Fld, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1972	Audley National Park Bottom St, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1972	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1972	Keg River, CA	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1972	Groton, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1972	Manchester, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1972	Superior, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1972	Madison, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1972	Charvak, UZ	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1972	Ponte Melo Peixoto, BR	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1972	Hopedale (Aut), CA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1972	Smithers A, CA	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1972	Pskem, UZ	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1972	Baldonnel, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1972	Berlin, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1972	Port Hastings, CA	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1972	Sterling, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1972	Boylston, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1972	Ticonderoga, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	65 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1972. 1972 had 367 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	288
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1