Weather Records on 8 October 1974

604 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1974. Highest significance: Acton Escondido Fc261, US.

Key Facts for 8 October 1974

On 8 October 1974, 604 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
107 were record highs and 291 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 599 daily.
Acton Escondido Fc261 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 8 October 1974.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

604 stations

604 station records on 8 October 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Acton Escondido Fc261	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mojave	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bothaville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Norwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowenville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goedemoed	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Viljoenskroon (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moorleah (Preolenna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bovenlandsplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parys (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coolamon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rietbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dry Canyon Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Catharinasvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkeld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vrede-Mun	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trier	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coral Harbour A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vredefort (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tweedraai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elliott Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Joskar-Ola	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wexford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

604 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 158, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 133, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 8 October 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	158
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	133
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 8 October 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 599.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

483 broken records

Margins by which the 483 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 129.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1974

Top 20 records on 8 October 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1974	Acton Escondido Fc261, US	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1974	Mojave, US	monthly rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1974	Bothaville (Mun), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1974	Jhb-Norwood, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1974	Ketchikan AP, US	daily rain	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1974	Fairbanks Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	12.9 cm (5.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1974	Uccle, BE	daily low max	8.1 C (46.6 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	121 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1974	Bowenville, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1974	Parnu, EE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1974	Goedemoed, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1974	Viljoenskroon (Mun), ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1974	Dunedin, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1974	Malvern, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	78 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1974	Moorleah (Preolenna Road), AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1974	Bovenlandsplaats, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1974	Parys (Mun), ZA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1974	Coolamon Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1974	Russellville, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1974	Rietbult, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1974	New Meadows Rs, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	64 years	35 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1974. 1974 had 604 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	458
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2