Weather Records on 8 October 2010

1,062 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 2010. Highest significance: Cape Leeuwin, AU.

Key Facts for 8 October 2010

On 8 October 2010, 1,062 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
536 were record highs and 331 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 1,030 daily.
Cape Leeuwin set a daily record high maximum temperature of 26.9 C (80.4 F) on 8 October 2010.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

1,062 stations

1,062 station records on 8 October 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fernflat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Long Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Haikou	China	Record daily precipitation	225.5 mm (8.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jajome Alto	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	281.9 mm (11.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sabana Grande 2 ENE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Corral Viejo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio del Cipres	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lillian Rock (Williams Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lattakia	Syria	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Argyle Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cannon Hill Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McArthur River Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hulett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woleebee Nevasa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenslopes Private Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wansey Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ensenada 1 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Daandine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calero Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Katterjakk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,062 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 259, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 277, Lowest daily minimum 230, Heaviest daily rainfall 195.

Records on 8 October 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	259
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	277
Lowest daily minimum	230
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 October 2010 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 32, daily 1,030.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

833 broken records

Margins by which the 833 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 186.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 2010

Top 20 records on 8 October 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 2010	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily high max	26.9 C (80.4 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	101 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2010	Ukiah, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2010	Fernflat, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	77 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2010	Long Creek, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2010	Isisford Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	119 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2010	Haikou, CN	daily rain	225.5 mm (8.9 in)	186.0 mm (7.3 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2010	Jajome Alto, PR	daily rain	281.9 mm (11.1 in)	149.8 mm (5.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2010	Sabana Grande 2 ENE, PR	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2010	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily rain	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	97 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2010	Corral Viejo, PR	daily rain	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2010	Lajas Substn, PR	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2010	Kowanyama Airport, AU	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2010	Castle Rock, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	116 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2010	San Antonio del Cipres, MX	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2010	Dunbar Station, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2010	Tambo Post Office, AU	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	89 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2010	Lillian Rock (Williams Road), AU	daily rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2010	Ringarooma (Charles Street), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	110 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2010	Lattakia, SY	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2010	Moola Bulla, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	45 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

1802 to 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2010. 2010 had 1,062 records.

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

Records on 10-08 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1812	1
1815	1
1824	2
1829	1
1834	1
1839	2
1843	1
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	1
1864	3
1865	2
1869	1
1870	1
1873	2
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	6
1889	5
1890	2
1891	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	13
1901	5
1903	6
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	17
1908	27
1909	9
1910	13
1911	14
1912	17
1913	66
1914	27
1915	18
1916	121
1917	47
1918	33
1919	98
1920	104
1921	90
1922	51
1923	127
1924	118
1925	207
1926	162
1927	106
1928	303
1929	75
1930	400
1931	391
1932	283
1933	237
1934	241
1935	427
1936	645
1937	262
1938	331
1939	810
1940	170
1941	587
1942	209
1943	405
1944	191
1945	314
1946	471
1947	311
1948	344
1949	1,198
1950	535
1951	417
1952	1,034
1953	401
1954	521
1955	600
1956	556
1957	473
1958	451
1959	962
1960	316
1961	630
1962	597
1963	363
1964	1,078
1965	449
1966	394
1967	452
1968	405
1969	307
1970	1,672
1971	468
1972	367
1973	770
1974	604
1975	1,034
1976	1,302
1977	818
1978	671
1979	882
1980	758
1981	719
1982	1,184
1983	712
1984	694
1985	1,635
1986	429
1987	1,271
1988	793
1989	641
1990	1,438
1991	915
1992	1,277
1993	946
1994	1,259
1995	703
1996	1,261
1997	2,604
1998	941
1999	1,196
2000	2,916
2001	810
2002	706
2003	1,225
2004	748
2005	1,303
2006	625
2007	1,924
2008	582
2009	1,506
2010	1,062
2011	1,055
2012	943
2013	496
2014	554
2015	682
2016	550
2017	944
2018	1,135
2019	532
2020	1,163
2021	766
2022	572
2023	720
2024	877
2025	585
2026	784

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Data for records on 2010-10-08: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	807
25 to 50	21
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1