Weather Records on 10 October 2008

896 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 2008. Highest significance: El Molino, MX.

Key Facts for 10 October 2008

On 10 October 2008, 896 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
235 were record highs and 360 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 874 daily.
El Molino set an all-time record daily precipitation of 178.8 mm (7.0 in) on 10 October 2008.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

896 stations

896 station records on 10 October 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
El Molino	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Nye #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Warambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
San Javier	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Marmarth	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Upton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Adolfo Lopez Mateos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro de la Presa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Morelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Deaver	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bogarella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
El Pilar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	Spain	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rockypoint 7NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Skwentna	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grizzly	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harlowton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Poza Honda	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jamay	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seneca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Acatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port O'Connor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alyeska	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grant 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnewin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Todos Santos (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

896 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 248, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 112, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 78, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 10 October 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	248
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	112
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	78
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 10 October 2008 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 874.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

708 broken records

Margins by which the 708 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 246.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 2008

Top 20 records on 10 October 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 2008	El Molino, MX	all-time rain	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	16 years	71 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2008	Nye #2, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	103 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2008	Warambie, AU	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2008	San Javier, MX	monthly rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2008	Marmarth, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2008	Upton, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2008	Mystic Lake, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2008	Puerto Adolfo Lopez Mateos, MX	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2008	Big Timber, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	112 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2008	Newell, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2008	San Pedro de la Presa, MX	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2008	Villa Morelos, MX	monthly rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2008	Deaver, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	91 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2008	Lowan Hills, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2008	Ft Meade, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	106 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2008	Basin, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	108 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2008	Bogarella, AU	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2008	El Pilar, MX	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2008	Cadiz, ES	all-time rain	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2008	Melstone, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	99 years	47 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

1793 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2008. 2008 had 896 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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	654
50 to 100	44
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	4