Weather Records on 8 October 1979

882 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1979. Highest significance: Haliburton A, CA.

Key Facts for 8 October 1979

On 8 October 1979, 882 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
536 were record highs and 140 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 830 daily.
Haliburton A set a daily record snowfall of 19.0 cm (7.5 in) on 8 October 1979.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

882 stations

882 station records on 8 October 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Comercio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Trento	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sarapui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhousie L High Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corinna	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arrozeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stanstead	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Saba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ferron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Council	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Benedito Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gustavus	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Askham	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Juquia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Vicente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pomerode	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Itoupava Central	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

882 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 420, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 37.

Records on 8 October 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	420
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 October 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 52, daily 830.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

696 broken records

Margins by which the 696 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1979

Top 20 records on 8 October 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1979	Haliburton A, CA	daily snowfall	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	94 years	77 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1979	Bancroft, CA	daily snowfall	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	8.5 cm (3.3 in)	83 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1979	Montreal McGill, CA	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	102 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1979	Norwood, CA	daily snowfall	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	103 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1979	Orono, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1979	Comercio, BR	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1979	Tarcutta Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1979	Nova Trento, BR	daily rain	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1979	Sarapui, BR	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1979	Dalhousie L High Falls, CA	daily snowfall	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1979	Corinna, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1979	Marquette, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	93 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1979	Lagoa Branca, BR	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1979	Cambridge, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	81 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1979	Maldon (Derby Hill), AU	monthly rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1979	Vilnius, LT	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1979	Canon City, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	73 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1979	Hamburg, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1979	Yakutat AP, US	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1979	Arrozeira, BR	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	32 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1979. 1979 had 882 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 25	668
25 to 50	19
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1