Weather Records on 8 October 2018

1,135 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 2018. Highest significance: Fullerton 1 ESE, US.

Key Facts for 8 October 2018

On 8 October 2018, 1,135 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
590 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,094 daily.
Fullerton 1 ESE set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 8 October 2018.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

1,135 stations

1,135 station records on 8 October 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	217.4 mm (8.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Watonga	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mutual	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Spickard 7 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Polo	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gajny	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Prade Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Linguere	Senegal	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kinlochewe	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lupton 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lipscomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mangum	United States	Record daily precipitation	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bonner Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sayre	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boys Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ohe'o 258.6	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pali Golf Course 788.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lostock Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ransom 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Offerle 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conlen	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Follett	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Big Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Objacevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,135 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 176, Lowest daily maximum 142, Highest daily minimum 414, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 363, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 8 October 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	176
Lowest daily maximum	142
Highest daily minimum	414
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	363
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 8 October 2018 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 39, daily 1,094.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

888 broken records

Margins by which the 888 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 2018

Top 20 records on 8 October 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 2018	Fullerton 1 ESE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	118 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 October 2018	Junction 4SSW, US	all-time rain	217.4 mm (8.6 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	76 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2018	Cimarron, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	99 years	74 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2018	Watonga, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2018	Weatherford, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2018	Mutual, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	93 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2018	Jefferson City Wtp, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	88 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2018	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	95 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2018	Alva 1W, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	93 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2018	Trenton, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2018	Spickard 7 W, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2018	Polo, US	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2018	Woodward, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2018	Fullerton 1 ESE, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2018	Hoxie, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	99 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2018	Ness City, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2018	Arnett 3NE, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2018	Ferron, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2018	Gajny, RU	monthly rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2018	Prade Rch, US	daily rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	17 years	51 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2018. 2018 had 1,135 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 50	864
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2