Weather Records on 8 October 1950

535 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1950. Highest significance: Newcastle Waters, AU.

Key Facts for 8 October 1950

On 8 October 1950, 535 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 522 daily.
Newcastle Waters set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 8 October 1950.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

535 stations

535 station records on 8 October 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ekari Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stockinbingal General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wyandra Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roper River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
North Yancho	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kidston Gold Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gravatt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmorey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belaringar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shirol	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Mogila)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Juandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenmount Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jacks Creek 2 Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Junnar	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Germantown 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Top Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Reedy Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bagalkot	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mogul Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

535 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 415, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 8 October 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	415
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 October 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 522.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

485 broken records

Margins by which the 485 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1950

Top 20 records on 8 October 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1950	Newcastle Waters, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1950	Redford, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1950	Burenda, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1950	Lawn Hill, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1950	Rowena (Bunna Bunna), AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1950	Mount Surprise Township, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1950	Lowan Hills, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1950	Miles Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1950	Ekari Park, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1950	Stockinbingal General Store, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1950	Camboon Station, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1950	Everett, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1950	Redbank Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1950	Wyandra Railway St, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1950	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1950	Roper River Police, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1950	Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1950	Hamilton Fairfield, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1950	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1950	Galway, IE	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	57 years	44 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1950. 1950 had 535 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	327
10 to 20	93
20 to 30	29
30 to 40	28
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1