Weather Records on 8 October 2024

877 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 2024. Highest significance: Nelkan, RU.

Key Facts for 8 October 2024

On 8 October 2024, 877 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
690 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 857 daily.
Nelkan set an all-time record daily precipitation of 99.3 mm (3.9 in) on 8 October 2024.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

877 stations

877 station records on 8 October 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nelkan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Korsberga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ronneby-Bredakra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth: Cockle Park	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jackvik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hoby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tecoma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bromolla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago de Compostela/Labacol	Spain	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tvingelshed	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxelosund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pinnacles Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Segou	Mali	Record low maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holmbo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Betatakin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murrayville (Carina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Centro Naf	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Koutiala	Mali	Record low maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hayfield Pumping Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenix AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hellero	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Naples	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kosrae	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koln-Bonn	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ungsberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bartlett Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bingham 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dallas 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zion Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.9 C (98.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hua Hin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

877 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 346, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 344, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 October 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	346
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	344
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 October 2024 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 857.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

684 broken records

Margins by which the 684 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 2024

Top 20 records on 8 October 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 2024	Nelkan, RU	all-time rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	69 years	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 October 2024	Karlshamn, SE	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	111 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2024	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	93 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2024	Hano_A, SE	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	111 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2024	Korsberga, SE	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 October 2024	Ronneby-Bredakra, SE	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2024	Chester, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2024	Morpeth: Cockle Park, GB	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2024	Jackvik, SE	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	93 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2024	Kristianstad, SE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	111 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2024	Hoby, SE	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2024	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	107 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2024	Orland, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2024	Tecoma, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2024	Bromolla, SE	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2024	Ajo, US	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	109 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2024	Imperial, US	daily high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	118 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2024	N Fk Rs, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	114 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2024	Gran Quivira Natl Mon, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2024	Parker, US	daily high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	114 years	41 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2024. 2024 had 877 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	654
10 to 20	25
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2