Weather Records on 8 October 1986

429 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1986. Highest significance: Woomera (Oakden Hills), AU.

Key Facts for 8 October 1986

On 8 October 1986, 429 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 413 daily.
Woomera (Oakden Hills) set a daily record precipitation of 39.6 mm (1.6 in) on 8 October 1986.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

429 stations

429 station records on 8 October 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna (Maltee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Erldunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrulla (Petina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Bay (Puntabie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Meleiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Penong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Encarnacion de Diaz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna (Koonibba Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gauhati	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Penong (Penalumba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Linxi	China	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chifeng	China	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pelion 0.8 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mexicali (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Magadan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galveston	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tabou	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jesus Maria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winter Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spirit Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bukoba	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pismo Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mertzon	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Passo Tainhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ajojucar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lijing	China	Record low maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pervomajskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hostotipaquillo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zapopan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sirte	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Blanca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bijsk Zonalnaja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yajlju	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Unalakleet Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kyancutta	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Deqen	China	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Guaracha	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Iturbide	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
D'Lo 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sullivans Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kolguev Severnyi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pervomajskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tajga	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

429 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 8 October 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 8 October 1986 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 413.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

339 broken records

Margins by which the 339 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1986

Top 20 records on 8 October 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1986	Woomera (Oakden Hills), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1986	Ceduna (Maltee), AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1986	Erldunda, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1986	Wirrulla (Petina), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1986	Smoky Bay (Puntabie), AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1986	Meleiro, BR	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1986	Penong, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1986	Encarnacion de Diaz, MX	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1986	Ceduna (Koonibba Reserve), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1986	Gauhati, IN	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1986	Penong (Penalumba), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1986	Linxi, CN	monthly rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1986	Chifeng, CN	monthly rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1986	Pelion 0.8 NW, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1986	Mexicali (Smn), MX	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1986	Magadan, RU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1986	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily high max	37.5 C (99.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	86 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1986	Haverhill, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	81 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1986	Kon-Kolodez, RU	daily low min	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1986	Lake Alfred Exp STN, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1986. 1986 had 429 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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Data for records on 1986-10-08: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	317
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1