Weather Records on 8 October 2011

1,055 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 2011. Highest significance: Lenora Coop, US.

Key Facts for 8 October 2011

On 8 October 2011, 1,055 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
432 were record highs and 272 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,014 daily.
Lenora Coop set an all-time record daily precipitation of 126.5 mm (5.0 in) on 8 October 2011.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

1,055 stations

1,055 station records on 8 October 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lenora Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Leoti	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Long Is 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mexquitic	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Norton Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Norcatur 3WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Studley 9NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Colby 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Phillips	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
El Gallo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clearmont 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carta Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Strawn 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral Wells AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Junction Kimble Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rarawai	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton 4S Mesonet	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,055 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 174, Lowest daily maximum 149, Highest daily minimum 258, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 310, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 8 October 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	174
Lowest daily maximum	149
Highest daily minimum	258
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	310
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 8 October 2011 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 37, daily 1,014.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

812 broken records

Margins by which the 812 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 2011

Top 20 records on 8 October 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 2011	Lenora Coop, US	all-time rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	96 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 October 2011	Beaver City, US	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	101 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 October 2011	Leoti, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2011	Dresden, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	92 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2011	Ft Robinson, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	101 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2011	Julesburg, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2011	Gothenburg, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2011	Villaflores (Smn), MX	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2011	Long Is 1N, US	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2011	Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2011	Wallace, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	101 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2011	Helidon Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	104 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2011	Cambridge, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	101 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2011	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2011	Mexquitic, MX	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2011	Norton Dam, US	all-time rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2011	Superior, US	monthly high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	90 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2011	Norcatur 3WSW, US	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2011	Oakley 4W, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	13 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2011	Studley 9NNW, US	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	54 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2011. 2011 had 1,055 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 2011-10-08: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	782
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1