Weather Records on 8 October 1981

719 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1981. Highest significance: Mont Louis, CA.

Key Facts for 8 October 1981

On 8 October 1981, 719 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
194 were record highs and 210 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 702 daily.
Mont Louis set an all-time record daily precipitation of 144.0 mm (5.7 in) on 8 October 1981.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

719 stations

719 station records on 8 October 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mont Louis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nagasaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	181.0 mm (7.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wenzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ambrolauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gifu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Asosan	Japan	Record daily precipitation	131.5 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kyoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sasebo Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shanghai/Hongqiao	China	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bend(Wissel Rode)	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hirado	Japan	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kumamoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Same	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Izuhara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Homer 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calmar	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hackberry 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anqing	China	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iida	Japan	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belzoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cooper	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Qu Xian	China	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anna	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rexton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yibin	China	Record low minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sterlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karnack	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tatum	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shaoguan	China	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

719 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 147, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 312, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 October 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	147
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	312
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 October 1981 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 702.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

593 broken records

Margins by which the 593 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1981

Top 20 records on 8 October 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1981	Mont Louis, CA	all-time rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1981	Nagasaki, JP	monthly rain	181.0 mm (7.1 in)	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1981	Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)", ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1981	Wenzhou, CN	daily rain	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1981	Ambrolauri, GE	daily rain	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1981	Gifu, JP	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1981	Asosan, JP	daily rain	131.5 mm (5.2 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1981	Kyoto, JP	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1981	Sasebo Reg Met HQ, JP	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1981	Shanghai/Hongqiao, CN	monthly rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1981	Big Bend(Wissel Rode), SZ	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1981	Hirado, JP	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1981	Kumamoto, JP	monthly rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1981	Same, TZ	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1981	Louisville, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1981	Taloga, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1981	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1981	Brinkley, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	85 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1981	Washburn, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	87 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1981	Purcell 2 SW, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	86 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1981. 1981 had 719 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	1,164
2021	766
2022	571
2023	720
2024	877
2025	585
2026	708

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	541
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	3