Weather Records on 7 October 2008

621 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 2008. Highest significance: Minden, US.

Key Facts for 7 October 2008

On 7 October 2008, 621 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
161 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 585 daily.
Minden set a monthly record daily precipitation of 120.7 mm (4.8 in) on 7 October 2008.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

621 stations

621 station records on 7 October 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sparkman	United States	Record daily precipitation	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Slavgorod	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ballesmi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Santiaguillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tantizohuiche	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ashdown 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff City 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alyeska	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keo	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alum Fk	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Whittier	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Akron	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Neligh	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista de Cuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Las Moritas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Gloria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ixhuacan de Los Reyes (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff Grider Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Las Adjuntas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Xian	China	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tanlajas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	197.9 mm (7.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whittier	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Damascus 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

621 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 323, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 7 October 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	323
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 7 October 2008 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 34, daily 585.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

516 broken records

Margins by which the 516 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 429.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 2008

Top 20 records on 7 October 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 2008	Minden, US	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	110 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
7 October 2008	Marion, US	monthly rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	97 years	73 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2008	Kearney 4 NE, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2008	Rison, US	daily rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	54 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2008	Sibley, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	105 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2008	Harlan Co Lake, US	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	103 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2008	Sparkman, US	monthly rain	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	17 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2008	Oakdale, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	90 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2008	Slavgorod, BY	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2008	Ravenna, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2008	Saint Paul, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2008	Tracy, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2008	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2008	Ballesmi, MX	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2008	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	81 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2008	Santiaguillo, MX	monthly rain	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2008	Tantizohuiche, MX	monthly rain	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2008	Ashdown 4 SSE, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2008	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2008	Bluff City 3 SW, US	monthly rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	11 years	50 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2008. 2008 had 621 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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Data for records on 2008-10-07: 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 100	508
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1