Weather Records on 11 October 2008

1,369 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 2008. Highest significance: Come By Chance Store, AU.

Key Facts for 11 October 2008

On 11 October 2008, 1,369 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
341 were record highs and 581 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,330 daily.
Come By Chance Store set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 11 October 2008.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,369 stations

1,369 station records on 11 October 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Come By Chance Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Toledo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Villa Insurgentes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rairden 2WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Huatamote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	201.4 mm (7.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Oakley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tepentu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bondurant	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Iraky	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Constitucion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Paul 1ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
El Paso de Iritu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bondurant	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Deaver	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lennep 5 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Loreto (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rewan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista de Loreto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Acatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pelican Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
El Aguajito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto San Carlos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lander AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mungallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grant 5 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Injune Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Airlie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hazelton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,369 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 155, Lowest daily maximum 402, Highest daily minimum 186, Lowest daily minimum 179, Heaviest daily rainfall 249, Heaviest daily snowfall 99, Deepest snow cover 99.

Records on 11 October 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	155
Lowest daily maximum	402
Highest daily minimum	186
Lowest daily minimum	179
Heaviest daily rainfall	249
Heaviest daily snowfall	99
Deepest snow cover	99

Records on 11 October 2008 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 35, daily 1,330.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,108 broken records

Margins by which the 1,108 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 431.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 2008

Top 20 records on 11 October 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 2008	Come By Chance Store, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	110 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 October 2008	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	80 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2008	Columbus, US	daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	78 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2008	Toledo, ES	all-time rain	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2008	Villa Insurgentes, MX	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2008	Rairden 2WSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2008	Huatamote, MX	monthly rain	201.4 mm (7.9 in)	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2008	Oakley, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	110 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2008	Tepentu, MX	all-time rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2008	Bondurant, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2008	Red Lodge, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2008	Iraky, MX	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2008	Culbertson, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2008	Gibson 2 NE, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2008	Villa Constitucion, MX	monthly rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2008	Paul 1ENE, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2008	Ft Robinson, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	106 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2008	El Paso de Iritu, MX	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2008	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	108 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2008	Trinidad, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	54 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 1,369 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	897

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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 100	1,060
100 to 200	39
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1