Weather Records on 12 October 2008

1,669 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 2008. Highest significance: Wibaux 2 E, US.

Key Facts for 12 October 2008

On 12 October 2008, 1,669 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
436 were record highs and 604 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 1,598 daily.
Wibaux 2 E set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 12 October 2008.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

1,669 stations

1,669 station records on 12 October 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 October 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Sidney	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Denton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Raton Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hazelton	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Plevna	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hazelton	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Savage	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Daroca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pinedale	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Grace	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Roundup	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Midwest	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eads	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Oakley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Brandenberg	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fana - Stend	Norway	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hobson	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle 13 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 20 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jochmus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hobson	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Guymon	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hartley 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moose	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Minidoka Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Powderville 8 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Los Cerritos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bolshereck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,669 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 189, Lowest daily maximum 317, Highest daily minimum 247, Lowest daily minimum 287, Heaviest daily rainfall 333, Heaviest daily snowfall 156, Deepest snow cover 140.

Records on 12 October 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	189
Lowest daily maximum	317
Highest daily minimum	247
Lowest daily minimum	287
Heaviest daily rainfall	333
Heaviest daily snowfall	156
Deepest snow cover	140

Records on 12 October 2008 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 68, daily 1,598.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,321 broken records

Margins by which the 1,321 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 2008

Top 20 records on 12 October 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 2008	Wibaux 2 E, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	110 years	78 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2008	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	108 years	78 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2008	Sidney, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	97 years	73 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2008	Denton, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	100 years	71 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2008	Devils Lake Kdlr, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2008	Raton Fltr Plt, US	monthly rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2008	Hazelton, US	monthly snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	87 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2008	Ekalaka, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	108 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2008	Plevna, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	96 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2008	Wibaux 2 E, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2008	Hazelton, US	monthly snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	87 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2008	Billings Wtp, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	59 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2008	Savage, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	80 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2008	Fairfield, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	75 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2008	Blackall Township, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	100 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2008	Daroca, ES	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2008	Pinedale, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2008	Basin, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	108 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2008	Grace, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	101 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2008	Roundup, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	94 years	62 of 100 (Major)

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

1805 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2008. 2008 had 1,669 records.

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

Records on 10-12 in each year
Year	Records
1805	2
1809	1
1810	1
1814	3
1822	1
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	5
1879	2
1881	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	14
1903	16
1904	30
1905	13
1906	16
1907	10
1908	13
1909	30
1910	13
1911	10
1912	30
1913	33
1914	17
1915	34
1916	29
1917	53
1918	29
1919	53
1920	79
1921	102
1922	21
1923	200
1924	129
1925	107
1926	201
1927	195
1928	714
1929	165
1930	606
1931	283
1932	398
1933	155
1934	477
1935	209
1936	301
1937	185
1938	470
1939	198
1940	235
1941	226
1942	540
1943	418
1944	274
1945	321
1946	554
1947	358
1948	311
1949	725
1950	594
1951	391
1952	352
1953	252
1954	911
1955	383
1956	899
1957	473
1958	448
1959	501
1960	449
1961	436
1962	971
1963	459
1964	636
1965	157
1966	423
1967	623
1968	443
1969	1,828
1970	763
1971	382
1972	412
1973	673
1974	369
1975	830
1976	582
1977	832
1978	525
1979	898
1980	741
1981	1,201
1982	777
1983	992
1984	636
1985	872
1986	1,510
1987	1,530
1988	1,015
1989	543
1990	1,325
1991	948
1992	865
1993	1,145
1994	934
1995	1,238
1996	816
1997	1,851
1998	741
1999	641
2000	1,095
2001	1,194
2002	1,139
2003	1,043
2004	750
2005	872
2006	1,357
2007	566
2008	1,669
2009	2,300
2010	797
2011	906
2012	921
2013	558
2014	514
2015	964
2016	374
2017	1,068
2018	1,195
2019	1,321
2020	655
2021	1,294
2022	439
2023	904
2024	958
2025	624
2026	768

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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	1,110
50 to 100	86
100 to 150	61
150 to 200	42
200 to 250	16
250 to 300	6