Weather Records on 14 October 2008

1,017 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 2008. Highest significance: Red Lodge, US.

Key Facts for 14 October 2008

On 14 October 2008, 1,017 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
365 were record highs and 329 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 1,002 daily.
Red Lodge set a daily record snow depth of 53.3 cm (21.0 in) on 14 October 2008.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

1,017 stations

1,017 station records on 14 October 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Webster Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grant 5 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Westby	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead 9 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waikiki 717.2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Olney	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Hillwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Guymon	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burris	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lennep 5 SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Breadalbane (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Great Salt Plains Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hartley 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah 15S	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalore	India	Record low minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield 10 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crookwell (Gundowringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rye Park (Barrackville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Billings	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah 7E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,017 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 155, Lowest daily maximum 173, Highest daily minimum 210, Lowest daily minimum 156, Heaviest daily rainfall 253, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 57.

Records on 14 October 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	155
Lowest daily maximum	173
Highest daily minimum	210
Lowest daily minimum	156
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	57

Records on 14 October 2008 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 1,002.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

777 broken records

Margins by which the 777 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 2008

Top 20 records on 14 October 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 2008	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	103 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2008	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	102 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2008	Crookwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	115 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2008	Enid, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	102 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2008	Webster Dam, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2008	Grant 5 SE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2008	Westby, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2008	Elkhart, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2008	Thermopolis, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2008	Richfield, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2008	Diversion Dam, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2008	Glasgow, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2008	Moorhead 9 NE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2008	Waikiki 717.2, US	monthly low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2008	Woodhouselee (Leeston), AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2008	Cherokee 4W, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2008	Okeene, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	102 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2008	Grenola 1 N, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2008	Jewell, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2008	Hennessey 4 ESE, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	49 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 1,017 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853
2026	488

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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	727
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1