Weather Records on 8 October 1987

1,271 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1987. Highest significance: Rauland, NO.

Key Facts for 8 October 1987

On 8 October 1987, 1,271 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
265 were record highs and 731 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 1,242 daily.
Rauland set a daily record precipitation of 36.0 mm (1.4 in) on 8 October 1987.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

1,271 stations

1,271 station records on 8 October 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lunner	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gulca	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lednik Phedchenko (Im. Gorbuno	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lillhamra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spakenburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gvarv	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvoll Verk	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hole	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mogen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzyletrek	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Phrae	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uzgen	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista de Loreto	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Apeldoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Klundert	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,271 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 150, Lowest daily maximum 287, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 444, Heaviest daily rainfall 270, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 October 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	150
Lowest daily maximum	287
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	444
Heaviest daily rainfall	270
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 October 1987 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 1,242.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

989 broken records

Margins by which the 989 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1987

Top 20 records on 8 October 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1987	Rauland, NO	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	91 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1987	Tuddal, NO	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1987	Lunner, NO	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1987	Minatitlan, MX	daily rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1987	Gulca, KG	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1987	Lednik Phedchenko (Im. Gorbuno, TJ	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1987	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low max	7.4 C (45.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	113 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1987	Mayaguez City, PR	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1987	State UNIV, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1987	Lillhamra, SE	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1987	Nashville 1 E, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	91 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1987	Rjukan, NO	monthly rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1987	Tiffin, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	91 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1987	Urbana Wrf, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1987	New London, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1987	Spakenburg, NL	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1987	Nord Odal, NO	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1987	Gvarv, NO	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1987	Owosso Wwtp, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1987	Bellefontaine, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	91 years	39 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1987. 1987 had 1,271 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 10	926
10 to 20	46
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1