Weather Records on 8 October 1985

1,635 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1985. Highest significance: Mount Hope (Cypress Grove), AU.

Key Facts for 8 October 1985

On 8 October 1985, 1,635 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
200 were record highs and 687 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 98 monthly and 1,534 daily.
Mount Hope (Cypress Grove) set a daily record precipitation of 54.0 mm (2.1 in) on 8 October 1985.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,635 stations

1,635 station records on 8 October 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Hope (Cypress Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Pembina	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Jayuya	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Booligal (Belmont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hillston (Hunthawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gwalior	India	Record daily precipitation	344.9 mm (13.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Killdeer 8 NW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Westhope	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Denton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Redrock 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ahmadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Helena AP ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ruidoso	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley 3 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown 11 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	54.6 cm (21.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eskilstuna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vattholma	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Trida (Willandra National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sunny Corner (Snow Line)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hogemalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sickelsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kolsva	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bjurfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tjarnas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harlem	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tularosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toguchin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hedemora	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Booroorban Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Folkarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Korsa	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Borgardet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,635 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 404, Highest daily minimum 140, Lowest daily minimum 283, Heaviest daily rainfall 450, Heaviest daily snowfall 145, Deepest snow cover 153.

Records on 8 October 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	404
Highest daily minimum	140
Lowest daily minimum	283
Heaviest daily rainfall	450
Heaviest daily snowfall	145
Deepest snow cover	153

Records on 8 October 1985 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 98, daily 1,534.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,404 broken records

Margins by which the 1,404 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1985

Top 20 records on 8 October 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1985	Mount Hope (Cypress Grove), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	90 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1985	Elk City 1NE, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	65 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1985	Pembina, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	85 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1985	Dillingham FAA AP, US	all-time rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1985	Jayuya, PR	daily rain	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1985	Gysinge, SE	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1985	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	105 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1985	Langdon Exp Farm, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1985	Butte Bert Mooney AP, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1985	Booligal (Belmont), AU	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1985	Hillston (Hunthawang), AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1985	Gwalior, IN	monthly rain	344.9 mm (13.6 in)	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1985	Killdeer 8 NW, US	monthly snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1985	Westhope, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1985	Denton, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1985	Candelo Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	90 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1985	Cloudcroft, US	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1985	Mtn Park, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1985	Redrock 1 NNE, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1985	Minot Exp STN, US	monthly snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 years	59 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1985. 1985 had 1,635 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 50	1,242
50 to 100	96
100 to 150	39
150 to 200	18
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1