Weather Records on 19 October 2008

407 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 2008. Highest significance: Boca del Cerro, MX.

Key Facts for 19 October 2008

On 19 October 2008, 407 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
232 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 397 daily.
Boca del Cerro set a daily record precipitation of 166.4 mm (6.6 in) on 19 October 2008.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

407 stations

407 station records on 19 October 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boca del Cerro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcamilpa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Acatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bomnak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Potrerillos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palmdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chandalar Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Juiz de Fora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mudanjiang	China	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poset	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana Tlapacoyan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brandset	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernabe	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mactun	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Meekatharra Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bossangoa	Central African Republic	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yanji	China	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Limon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mullewa	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bossangoa	Central African Republic	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aikawa	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso de Iritu	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
El Cantil	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Tezoyo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huasca	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jopala (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zacatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Metter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Montague Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bria	Central African Republic	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Takada	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charcas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Totatiche	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
La Marquesa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vozega	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chandalar Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Willow Run AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Otaru	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sokode	Togo	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

407 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 53, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 19 October 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	53
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 19 October 2008 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 397.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

291 broken records

Margins by which the 291 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 2008

Top 20 records on 19 October 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 2008	Boca del Cerro, MX	daily rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2008	Falfurrias, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2008	Renovo, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	111 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2008	Eskdalemuir, GB	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2008	Ixcamilpa (Cfe), MX	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2008	Tenosique (Smn), MX	daily rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2008	Quiriego (Smn), MX	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	74 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 2008	San Luis Acatlan, MX	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 2008	Sidney 6NNW, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	81 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 2008	Bomnak, RU	daily high min	0.5 C (32.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 2008	Potrerillos, MX	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 2008	Palmdale, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 2008	Chandalar Lake, US	daily low max	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	12.2 C (22.0 F)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 2008	Juiz de Fora, BR	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	61 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 2008	Mudanjiang, CN	daily high min	10.3 C (50.5 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	56 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 2008	Poset, RU	daily high min	13.6 C (56.5 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	55 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 2008	Hazlehurst, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	7 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 2008	Elk City 1NE, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	68 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 2008	Santa Ana Tlapacoyan, MX	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 2008	Marion, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)

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

1806 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2008. 2008 had 407 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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 20	285
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1