Weather Records on 8 October 1990

1,438 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1990. Highest significance: Horatio, US.

Key Facts for 8 October 1990

On 8 October 1990, 1,438 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
457 were record highs and 363 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,399 daily.
Horatio set an all-time record daily precipitation of 278.9 mm (11.0 in) on 8 October 1990.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

1,438 stations

1,438 station records on 8 October 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Horatio	United States	Record daily precipitation	278.9 mm (11.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Turka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dierks	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Langley	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oden 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	302.3 mm (11.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Big Fk 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Velikiy Berezny	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valliant 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Antoine 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Okay	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waldron	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morton	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kagoshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record low minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carnasaw Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manderson 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Keiser	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yamma Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tsokwane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Damascus 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Passo Do Mendonca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,438 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 260, Lowest daily maximum 193, Highest daily minimum 197, Lowest daily minimum 170, Heaviest daily rainfall 455, Heaviest daily snowfall 90, Deepest snow cover 73.

Records on 8 October 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	260
Lowest daily maximum	193
Highest daily minimum	197
Lowest daily minimum	170
Heaviest daily rainfall	455
Heaviest daily snowfall	90
Deepest snow cover	73

Records on 8 October 1990 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 37, daily 1,399.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,151 broken records

Margins by which the 1,151 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 216.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1990

Top 20 records on 8 October 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1990	Horatio, US	all-time rain	278.9 mm (11.0 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1990	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	89 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1990	Wauneta, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	91 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1990	Smithville, US	daily rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1990	Turka, UA	monthly rain	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1990	Dierks, US	monthly rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1990	Langley, US	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1990	Potter, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1990	Dialville 2 W, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1990	Marianna 2 S, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1990	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	107 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1990	Mtn View, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1990	Oden 1 SE, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1990	Pine Ridge, US	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1990	Akron 4 E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	85 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1990	Mena, US	all-time rain	302.3 mm (11.9 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1990	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1990	Harrison, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1990	Mullen 3S, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	93 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1990	Torrington Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	52 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1990. 1990 had 1,438 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	1,057
50 to 100	64
100 to 150	25
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1