US weather records set on Thursday 8 October 2026
On Thursday , 28 of 396 US cities set or tied a daily record (our calculation from NOAA records; preliminary).
Records set or tied
- Warm day or night
- Cold day or night
- Wet day
| Place | Record | Value | Before | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | ||||
| Bettles, AK | Warmest day | 70°F | 50°F 2025 | Provisional |
| Arizona | ||||
| Phoenix, AZ | Warmest night tied | 81°F | 81°F 2024 | Confirmed |
| Arkansas | ||||
| Jonesboro, AR | Warmest day | 92°F | 91°F 2018, 1928, 1916 | Confirmed |
| California | ||||
| Bakersfield, CA | Warmest day tied | 99°F | 99°F 2023 | Confirmed |
| Bakersfield, CA | Warmest night | 73°F | 71°F 2024 | Confirmed |
| Burbank Glendale Pasadena, CA | Warmest night | 72°F | 66°F 2015 | Confirmed |
| El Centro, CA | Warmest day | 107°F | 106°F 1996 | Confirmed |
| Fresno, CA | Warmest day tied | 99°F | 99°F 1980 | Confirmed |
| Fresno, CA | Warmest night tied | 70°F | 70°F 2024 | Confirmed |
| Long Beach, CA | Warmest night | 70°F | 67°F 2022, 2015, 1983, 1977 | Confirmed |
| Los Angeles Downtown, CA | Warmest night | 70°F | 68°F 1983, 1951, 1936 | Provisional |
| Los Angeles Airport, CA | Warmest night | 70°F | 68°F 2008 | Confirmed |
| Mount Shasta, CA | Warmest day | 91°F | 88°F 2022, 1996 | Confirmed |
| Mount Shasta, CA | Warmest night tied | 50°F | 50°F 1980 | Confirmed |
| Palm Springs, CA | Warmest day tied | 109°F | 109°F 2024, 1996 | Confirmed |
| Palm Springs, CA | Warmest night tied | 77°F | 77°F 2022 | Confirmed |
| Palmdale, CA | Warmest night | 63°F | 60°F 2014 | Confirmed |
| Ramona, CA | Warmest night | 59°F | 58°F 1976 | Confirmed |
| Riverside, CA | Warmest night | 68°F | 67°F 1977 | Confirmed |
| Sacramento, CA | Warmest day tied | 100°F | 100°F 1996 | Confirmed |
| San Diego, CA | Warmest night | 71°F | 69°F 1983, 1979 | Confirmed |
| Ukiah, CA | Warmest day tied | 99°F | 99°F 1971 | Confirmed |
| Colorado | ||||
| Denver, CO | Warmest night | 59°F | 54°F 1954, 1934, 1930 | Confirmed |
| Hawaii | ||||
| Lihue, HI | Wettest day | 1.08 in | 0.61 in 2025 | Confirmed |
| Mississippi | ||||
| Greenwood, MS | Warmest day | 93°F | 92°F 2017 | Confirmed |
| Nebraska | ||||
| North Platte, NE | Warmest day | 90°F | 89°F 2010, 1893, 1879 | Confirmed |
| Scottsbluff, NE | Warmest day tied | 87°F | 87°F 1942, 1928 | Confirmed |
| Nevada | ||||
| Las Vegas, NV | Warmest day tied | 98°F | 98°F 2024, 1964 | Confirmed |
| Winnemucca, NV | Warmest day tied | 89°F | 89°F 1996, 1980 | Confirmed |
| Texas | ||||
| Galveston, TX | Warmest day tied | 90°F | 90°F 2017 | Confirmed |
| Utah | ||||
| Salt Lake City, UT | Warmest night tied | 59°F | 59°F 1889 | Confirmed |
| Wyoming | ||||
| Casper, WY | Warmest day | 82°F | 81°F 2020 | Confirmed |
The longest "since" gaps
| Place | Answer | Since | Gap, as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City, UT | Warmest night | 137 years | |
| Mount Ida, AR | Warmest day | 95 years | |
| Huntsville, AL | Warmest day | 87 years | |
| Scottsbluff, NE | Warmest day | 84 years | |
| Sarasota-Bradenton, FL | Wettest day | 74 years | |
| Cheyenne, WY | Warmest night | 68 years | |
| Grand Junction, CO | Warmest night | 66 years | |
| Tyler, TX | Warmest day | 63 years | |
| Pine Bluff, AR | Warmest day | 63 years | |
| Harrison, AR | Warmest day | 63 years | |
| Jefferson City, MO | Warmest day | 63 years | |
| Goodland, KS | Warmest day | 63 years | |
| Dequeen, AR | Warmest day | 63 years | |
| Redding, CA | Warmest day | 61 years | |
| Burns, OR | Warmest day | 61 years | |
| Ukiah, CA | Warmest day | 55 years | |
| Ely, NV | Warmest night | 52 years | |
| Dodge City, KS | Warmest day | 47 years | |
| Fresno, CA | Warmest day | 46 years | |
| Springfield, MO | Warmest day | 46 years |
Every record and gap in words
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a high of 70°F in Bettles, AK, the warmest 8 October on record, in 83 years since 1944; provisional.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a low of 81°F in Phoenix, AZ, tying the record for the warmest 8 October night, set in 2024, in 132 years since 1895; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a high of 92°F in Jonesboro, AR, the warmest 8 October on record, in 126 years since 1896 (no value for 1904, 1905, 1946 and 2 other years); matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a high of 99°F in Bakersfield, CA, tying the record for the warmest 8 October, set in 2023, in 127 years since 1893 (no value for 1894, 1895, 1896 and 4 other years); matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a low of 73°F in Bakersfield, CA, the warmest 8 October night on record, in 127 years since 1893 (no value for 1894, 1895, 1896 and 4 other years); matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a low of 72°F in Burbank Glendale Pasadena, CA, the warmest 8 October night on record, in 86 years since 1940 (no value for 1993); matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a high of 107°F in El Centro, CA, the warmest 8 October on record, in 99 years since 1925 (no value for 1929, 1947 and 2024); matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a high of 99°F in Fresno, CA, tying the record for the warmest 8 October, set in 1980, in 140 years since 1887; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a low of 70°F in Fresno, CA, tying the record for the warmest 8 October night, set in 2024, in 140 years since 1887; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a low of 70°F in Long Beach, CA, the warmest 8 October night on record, in 69 years since 1958; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a low of 70°F in Los Angeles Downtown, CA, the warmest 8 October night on record, in 150 years since 1877; provisional.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a low of 70°F in Los Angeles Airport, CA, the warmest 8 October night on record, in 83 years since 1944; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a high of 91°F in Mount Shasta, CA, the warmest 8 October on record, in 76 years since 1948 (no value for 1984, 1985 and 1987); matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a low of 50°F in Mount Shasta, CA, tying the record for the warmest 8 October night, set in 1980, in 76 years since 1948 (no value for 1984, 1985 and 1987); matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a high of 109°F in Palm Springs, CA, tying the record for the warmest 8 October, set in 2024 and 1996, in 102 years since 1922 (no value for 1924, 1938 and 1999); matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a low of 77°F in Palm Springs, CA, tying the record for the warmest 8 October night, set in 2022, in 102 years since 1922 (no value for 1924, 1938 and 1999); matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a low of 63°F in Palmdale, CA, the warmest 8 October night on record, in 93 years since 1932 (no value for 1943 and 1951); matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a low of 59°F in Ramona, CA, the warmest 8 October night on record, in 51 years since 1974 (no value for 1991 and 1993); matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a low of 68°F in Riverside, CA, the warmest 8 October night on record, in 128 years since 1893 (no value for 1896, 1897, 1898 and 3 other years); matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a high of 100°F in Sacramento, CA, tying the record for the warmest 8 October, set in 1996, in 144 years since 1877 (no value for 1918, 1942, 1943 and 3 other years); matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a low of 71°F in San Diego, CA, the warmest 8 October night on record, in 153 years since 1874; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a high of 99°F in Ukiah, CA, tying the record for the warmest 8 October, set in 1971, in 131 years since 1893 (no value for 1924, 1983 and 1984); matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a low of 59°F in Denver, CO, the warmest 8 October night on record, in 155 years since 1872; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: 1.08 in of precipitation in Lihue, HI, the wettest 8 October on record, in 77 years since 1950; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a high of 93°F in Greenwood, MS, the warmest 8 October on record, in 79 years since 1948; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a high of 90°F in North Platte, NE, the warmest 8 October on record, in 153 years since 1874; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a high of 87°F in Scottsbluff, NE, tying the record for the warmest 8 October, set in 1942 and 1928, in 132 years since 1893 (no value for 1898 and 1903); matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a high of 98°F in Las Vegas, NV, tying the record for the warmest 8 October, set in 2024 and 1964, in 90 years since 1937; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a high of 89°F in Winnemucca, NV, tying the record for the warmest 8 October, set in 1996 and 1980, in 147 years since 1877 (no value for 1883, 1884 and 1890); matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a high of 90°F in Galveston, TX, tying the record for the warmest 8 October, set in 2017, in 151 years since 1874 (no value for 1995 and 2009); matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a low of 59°F in Salt Lake City, UT, tying the record for the warmest 8 October night, set in 1889, in 153 years since 1874; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a high of 82°F in Casper, WY, the warmest 8 October on record, in 87 years since 1940; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a low of 59°F in Salt Lake City, UT, tying the record for the warmest 8 October night, set in 1889, in 153 years since 1874; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a high of 93°F in Mount Ida, AR, the warmest 8 October since 1931 (no value for 1949 and 1952), 2nd warmest of 112.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a high of 91°F in Huntsville, AL, the warmest 8 October since 1939, 3rd warmest of 119.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a high of 87°F in Scottsbluff, NE, tying the record for the warmest 8 October, set in 1942 and 1928, in 132 years since 1893 (no value for 1898 and 1903); matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: 1.89 in of precipitation in Sarasota-Bradenton, FL, the wettest 8 October since 1952, 2nd wettest of 116.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a low of 50°F in Cheyenne, WY, the warmest 8 October night since 1958, 4th warmest of 154.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a low of 56°F in Grand Junction, CO, the warmest 8 October night since 1960, tied 3rd warmest of 134 (with 1960 and 1947).
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a high of 92°F in Tyler, TX, the warmest 8 October since 1963 (no value for 1971), tied 3rd warmest of 137 (with 1962 and 1916).
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a high of 93°F in Pine Bluff, AR, the warmest 8 October since 1963 (no value for 1978, 1986 and 1987), tied 2nd warmest of 135 (with 1928).
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a high of 89°F in Harrison, AR, the warmest 8 October since 1963, 3rd warmest of 125.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a high of 87°F in Jefferson City, MO, the warmest 8 October since 1963 (no value for 1964, 1972 and 1998), tied 7th warmest of 125 (with 1963, 1958 and 1909).
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a high of 89°F in Goodland, KS, the warmest 8 October since 1963, tied 2nd warmest of 121 (with 1963).
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a high of 95°F in Dequeen, AR, the warmest 8 October since 1963 (no value for 1988), 2nd warmest of 91.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a high of 102°F in Redding, CA, the warmest 8 October since 1965 (no value for 1980), 3rd warmest of 128.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a high of 85°F in Burns, OR, the warmest 8 October since 1965 (no value for 1987), 2nd warmest of 87.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a high of 99°F in Ukiah, CA, tying the record for the warmest 8 October, set in 1971, in 131 years since 1893 (no value for 1924, 1983 and 1984); matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a low of 41°F in Ely, NV, the warmest 8 October night since 1974, tied 7th warmest of 103 (with 1963).
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a high of 91°F in Dodge City, KS, the warmest 8 October since 1979, tied 4th warmest of 153 (with 1973 and 1893).
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a high of 99°F in Fresno, CA, tying the record for the warmest 8 October, set in 1980, in 140 years since 1887; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 8 October 2026: a high of 88°F in Springfield, MO, the warmest 8 October since 1980, tied 3rd warmest of 139 (with 1939).
National Weather Service record reports
National Weather Service record event reports issued from 20:00 UTC on 8 October to 20:00 UTC on 9 October 2026, by headline: 35.
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT GREENWOOD RERGWO,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT GALVESTON RERGLS,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT NORTH PLATTE NE RERLBF,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT IMPERIAL NE RERIML,
- HIGHEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS BROKEN OR TIED ON OCT 8 2026 RERSGX,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT IMPERIAL CA RERPSR,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT WINNEMUCCA AIRPORT NV RERLKN,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT LARAMIE WYOMING AIRPORT RERLAR,
- DAILY RECORD TEMPERATURE TIED, OCTOBER 8TH RERVEF,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT MONTAGUE CA RERSIY,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT MT SHASTA CITY CA RERMHS,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK RERLZK,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT UKIAH CA REREKA,
- RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT LIHUE HI RERHFO,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT BATESVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT RERLZK,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK RERLZK,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT STUTTGART AIRPORT RERLZK,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT JACKSON RERMKL,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT JONESBORO RERJBR,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT CASPER WY RERCPR,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT LAKE YELLOWSTONE WY RERP60,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT RIVERTON WY RERRIW,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT ROCK SPRINGS WY RERRKS,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT IMPERIAL RERIML,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT NORTH PLATTE RERLBF,
- RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE SET AT DENVER CO RERDEN,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT MT SHASTA CITY CA RERMHS,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT MONTAGUE CA RERSIY,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT SOUTH LAKE TAHOE CA RERREV,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE TIED AT MODESTO CA YESTERDAY RERSTO,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE TIED AT MODESTO CA YESTERDAY RERSTO,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT GREENWOOD YESTERDAY RERGWO,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT WINNEMUCCA AIRPORT NV RERLKN,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT GALVESTON RERGLS,
- HIGHEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS BROKEN OR TIED ON OCT 08 2026 RERSGX,
- Reports not listed
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