Weather Records on 8 October 1995

703 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1995. Highest significance: Devon (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 8 October 1995

On 8 October 1995, 703 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
499 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 692 daily.
Devon (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 8 October 1995.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

703 stations

703 station records on 8 October 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Devon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Alcoota	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mo I Rana III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kuantan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dzibalchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Siqueros (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cedral	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tonala (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Suttsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cerano	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Presidente Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cuautla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nord-Solvaer	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Schierke	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Altamirano (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tracy Carbona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hannover	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Merida Centro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bollerup	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Key West NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ibitiuva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Michoacanejo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coyame (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sisal	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leirfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sullivans Is	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Muckaty	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rostock-Warnemunde	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Simmern-Wahlbach	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Halle	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waltershausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

703 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 233, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 266, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 106, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 8 October 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	233
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	266
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 October 1995 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 692.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

584 broken records

Margins by which the 584 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1995

Top 20 records on 8 October 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1995	Devon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	88 years	73 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1995	Alcoota, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1995	Mo I Rana III, NO	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1995	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high max	23.0 C (73.4 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	116 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1995	Kuantan, MY	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1995	Potsdam, DE	daily high min	14.5 C (58.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1995	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily high min	14.3 C (57.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1995	Dzibalchen, MX	monthly rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1995	Melbourne WFO, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1995	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high min	13.6 C (56.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	94 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1995	Greifswald, DE	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1995	Toms River, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1995	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1995	Tartu, EE	daily high min	11.6 C (52.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1995	Magdeburg, DE	daily high min	13.6 C (56.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1995	Aachen, DE	daily high max	25.1 C (77.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	86 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1995	Velikie Luki, RU	daily high min	10.3 C (50.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1995	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1995	Biser, RU	daily high min	6.0 C (42.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1995	Hull, GB	daily high max	24.2 C (75.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	73 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1995. 1995 had 703 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	553
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2