Weather Records on 31 October 2008

1,256 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 2008. Highest significance: Tupper Lake Sunmount, US.

Key Facts for 31 October 2008

On 31 October 2008, 1,256 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
692 were record highs and 290 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 1,205 daily.
Tupper Lake Sunmount set a daily record snow depth of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 31 October 2008.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

1,256 stations

1,256 station records on 31 October 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Malyalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Nth Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lake Carmody	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Holt Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hyden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lake Camm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mount Madden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kitlane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Narembeen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Carlingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Swanara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Graham Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Booralee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lochnagar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Baise	China	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Allan Rocks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake King	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boodarockin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
I Dunno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Malaga Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
King Rocks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Walker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Reboly	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Noongaar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Norseman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Munglinup Melaleuca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huili	China	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cagliari	Italy	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Medvezegorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gouverneur 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karlgarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hyden North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bennetts Brg	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Reno AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,256 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 389, Lowest daily maximum 129, Highest daily minimum 303, Lowest daily minimum 161, Heaviest daily rainfall 226, Deepest snow cover 48.

Records on 31 October 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	389
Lowest daily maximum	129
Highest daily minimum	303
Lowest daily minimum	161
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	48

Records on 31 October 2008 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 49, daily 1,205.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

998 broken records

Margins by which the 998 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 2008

Top 20 records on 31 October 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 2008	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	102 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
31 October 2008	Malyalling, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	76 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2008	Morrisville 6 SW, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	81 years	73 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2008	Nth Ravensthorpe, AU	monthly rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2008	Lake Carmody, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2008	Holt Rock, AU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2008	Hyden, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2008	Lake Camm, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2008	Mount Madden, AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2008	Kitlane, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2008	Narembeen, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2008	Carlingup, AU	monthly rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2008	Swanara, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2008	Graham Rock, AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2008	Booralee, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2008	Lochnagar, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2008	Baise, CN	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	126.9 mm (5.0 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2008	Allan Rocks, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2008	El-Golea, DZ	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2008	Lake King, AU	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	67 years	53 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

1805 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2008. 2008 had 1,256 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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Data for records on 2008-10-31: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 October 2008
Margin	Records
0 to 100	988
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1