CAPT OF A DC8-63 CARGO ONLY ACFT OVERRAN RWY DURING LNDG IN FOG AND LIGHT TAILWIND. THE ACFT BECAME STRANDED AND HAD TO BE PUSHED BACK WITH A TUG IN ORDER TO TAXI TO PARKING.

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WHEN WE RECEIVED THE ATIS (45 MINS OLD) IT RPTED WX AT ATL 1/4 MI FOG; CALM WINDS; TEMP +3 DEWPOINT 0 DEGS AND RVR 1400 FT VARIABLE 1600 FT. I ASKED FOR HOLDING INSTRUCTIONS FROM APCH. THEY INFORMED US ATL TWR HAD INSTRUCTED THEM TO VECTOR ANY ACFT WITH LNDG MINIMUMS OF 2000 FT RVR OR LESS TO THE APCH. WE COULD GET IN AT 1800 FT RVR. WE COUPLED THE AUTOPLT FOR THE APCH. SPD; GS AND LOC WERE MAINTAINED ON THE MARK THROUGHOUT THE APCH. THE WHOLE APCH LIGHT SYS WAS IN SIGHT AT 300 FT AGL. THE CAPT DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPLT AT 200-250 FT. SPD; GS AND LOC WERE MAINTAINED TO THE FLARE. AT THE FLARE WE ENCOUNTERED A 6-8 KT QUARTERING TAILWIND WHICH CAUSED THE ACFT TO DRIFT TO THE L. THE CAPT IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED TO CTRLINE AND PUT THE R MAINS DOWN THEN THE L AND NOSEWHEEL. BECAUSE OF THE TAILWIND HE OVERSHOT THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE BY 800-1200 FT. HE IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO REVERSE THRUST; BEGAN BRAKING AT 110 KTS. AT THE 3000 FT REMAINING MARKER; IT WAS OBVIOUS WE WERE NOT SLOWING ENOUGH AND I GUARDED THE BRAKES. AT 2000 FT REMAINING; I ASSISTED WITH FULL BRAKE APPLICATION CAUSING THE ANTISKID TO CYCLE AS IT IS DESIGNED TO DO. THE ACFT CAME TO A STOP 85 FT OR SO INTO THE PAVED OVERRUN OF THE 9000 FT RWY. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE ACFT OR ANY OF THE ARPT PROPERTY. ALTHOUGH ONE IS USUALLY GIVEN TO THE PLT WHEN HE IS CLRED TO LAND; A WIND CHK WILL BE ON MY LIST OF ITEMS TO REQUEST AT THE MARKER INBOUND ON EVERY APCH. NO UPDATE ON THE WIND WAS GIVEN IN THIS CASE.