Weather Records on 8 October 2023

720 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 2023. Highest significance: Oswego, US.

Key Facts for 8 October 2023

On 8 October 2023, 720 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
596 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 685 daily.
Oswego set a daily record precipitation of 81.8 mm (3.2 in) on 8 October 2023.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

720 stations

720 station records on 8 October 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oswego	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake Stream	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
W Rockport 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
S Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont-Ferrand	France	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Craibstone	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Visalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	France	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record high maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ogulin	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Strasbourg-Entzheim	France	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hitoyoshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leuchars	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uttaradit	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Basel-Mulhouse	France	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tenerife/Los Rodeos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baytown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hechingen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kolpasevo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miyakonojo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leksvik - Myran	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria/Gan	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leon Virgen del Camino	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alwen	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cordes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clatskanie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rennes-St Jacques	France	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

720 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 345, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 251, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 79, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 8 October 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	345
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	251
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	79
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 8 October 2023 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 33, daily 685.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

625 broken records

Margins by which the 625 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 2023

Top 20 records on 8 October 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 2023	Oswego, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2023	Elizabethtown, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2023	Lake Placid 2 S, US	monthly rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	124 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2023	N Creek 5 SE, US	monthly rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	110 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2023	Skagway, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	116 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2023	Albany, AU	daily high min	17.9 C (64.2 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2023	Grand Lake Stream, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2023	Jackman, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2023	Brassua Dam, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2023	Poitiers - Biard, FR	daily high max	32.1 C (89.8 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2023	Ft Kent, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2023	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily high max	30.4 C (86.7 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2023	Dijon-Longvic, FR	daily high max	27.5 C (81.5 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2023	W Rockport 1 NNW, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2023	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily high min	15.5 C (59.9 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2023	Freiburg, DE	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2023	S Lincoln, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2023	Clermont-Ferrand, FR	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2023	Liafoss, NO	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	97 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2023	Montelimar, FR	daily high max	27.4 C (81.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	101 years	42 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2023. 2023 had 720 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 2023-10-08: 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	619
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1