Weather Records on 8 October 2012

943 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 2012. Highest significance: Chornobyl, UA.

Key Facts for 8 October 2012

On 8 October 2012, 943 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
238 were record highs and 600 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 929 daily.
Chornobyl set a daily record precipitation of 35.1 mm (1.4 in) on 8 October 2012.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

943 stations

943 station records on 8 October 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chornobyl	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kelliher	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Las Margaritas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Birni N'Konni	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sola/Vanua Lava Isl	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bourges	France	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
High Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Natitingou	Benin	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
N'Guigni	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Semjachik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

943 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 350, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 250, Heaviest daily rainfall 103, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 October 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	121
Lowest daily maximum	350
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	250
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 October 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 929.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

714 broken records

Margins by which the 714 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 2012

Top 20 records on 8 October 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 2012	Chornobyl, UA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2012	Kelliher, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	102 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2012	Saint Paul Is AP, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	85 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2012	Rison, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	116 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2012	La Union, MX	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2012	Las Margaritas, MX	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2012	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2012	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	102 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2012	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	115 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2012	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	115 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2012	Greeneville Exp STN, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	120 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2012	Louisburg, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	115 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2012	Cassville 1 NE, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2012	Henderson 2 NNW, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	117 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2012	Cuero, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	95 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2012	Louisa, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	94 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2012	Holyoke, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2012	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	115 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2012	Chambersburg 1 ESE, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2012	Ballinger 2 NW, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	95 years	43 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2012. 2012 had 943 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	1,164
2021	766
2022	571
2023	720
2024	877
2025	585
2026	708

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	690
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1