Weather Records on 8 October 2015

682 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 2015. Highest significance: Chuxiong, CN.

Key Facts for 8 October 2015

On 8 October 2015, 682 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
454 were record highs and 124 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 645 daily.
Chuxiong set a monthly record daily precipitation of 92.5 mm (3.6 in) on 8 October 2015.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

682 stations

682 station records on 8 October 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chuxiong	China	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Omu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jal	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ochoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ubon Ratchathani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dzalinda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	41.0 C (105.8 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Locke	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Srednjaja Olekma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Friona	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milolii 2.34	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rahden-Varl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sinop	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madera	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashgabat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Three Lynx	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
M.O. Amini	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Xiamen	China	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mazanovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tatum	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wink FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kitamiesashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saratow	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Craig	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Klaipeda	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Five Points 5 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record high maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kihnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

682 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 168, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 286, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 104.

Records on 8 October 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	168
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	286
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	104
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 October 2015 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 37, daily 645.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

576 broken records

Margins by which the 576 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 2015

Top 20 records on 8 October 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 2015	Chuxiong, CN	monthly rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	75 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2015	Omu, JP	monthly rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2015	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	128 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2015	Jal, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2015	Ochoa, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2015	Ubon Ratchathani, TH	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2015	Plains, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2015	Dzalinda, RU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2015	Bajramaly, TM	monthly high max	41.0 C (105.8 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	113 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2015	Mt Locke, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2015	Srednjaja Olekma, RU	monthly rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2015	Friona, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2015	Milolii 2.34, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2015	Rahden-Varl, DE	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2015	Turkestan, KZ	monthly high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2015	Sinop, TR	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2015	Balmorhea, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2015	Ft Davis, US	monthly rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2015	Garden Valley, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	121 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2015	Madera, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	85 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2015. 2015 had 682 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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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 10	540
10 to 20	15
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	3