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Weather Records on 8 November 1912

34 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 1912. Highest significance: Botany No.1 Dam, AU.

Key Facts for 8 November 1912

  • On 8 November 1912, 34 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 13 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 33 daily.
  • Botany No.1 Dam set a daily record precipitation of 64.5 mm (2.5 in) on 8 November 1912.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

34 stations
Weather records on 8 November 1912 34 station records on 8 November 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
34 station records on 8 November 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 November 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Botany No.1 DamAustraliaRecord daily precipitation64.5 mm (2.5 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation56.6 mm (2.2 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord daily snowfall18.0 cm (7.1 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord daily precipitation59.4 mm (2.3 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
RivaItalyRecord low minimum temperature-0.3 C (31.5 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal StatioAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord high maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
GorlitzGermanyRecord snow depth2.0 cm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord daily precipitation10.6 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Warrock)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature10.1 C (50.2 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
RegensburgGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-0.8 C (30.6 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord high maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-0.1 C (31.8 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord low maximum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily snowfall3.8 cm (1.5 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

34 records
Records on 8 November 1912 by type Records set or tied on 8 November 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1. 051015Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 7Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 November 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 8 November 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum7
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 8 November 1912 by timescale Records on 8 November 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 33. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 33all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 November 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 33.
Records on 8 November 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily33

How Much Records Were Beaten By

27 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 November 1912 Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 20: 2120 to 40: 340 to 60: 160 to 80: 080 to 100: 1100 to 120: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120
Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 November 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 2021
20 to 403
40 to 601
60 to 800
80 to 1001
100 to 1201

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 1912
Top 20 records on 8 November 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 November 1912Botany No.1 Dam, AUdaily rain64.5 mm (2.5 in)57.6 mm (2.3 in)15 years48 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1912Middletown 4 W, USdaily rain56.6 mm (2.2 in)21.5 mm (0.8 in)38 years29 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1912Dalhousie, CAdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)8.9 cm (3.5 in)32 years28 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1912Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily snowfall18.0 cm (7.1 in)11.4 cm (4.5 in)2 years25 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1912Halifax, CAmonthly high min12.8 C (55.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)26 years24 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1912Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1912Truro, CAdaily high min13.3 C (55.9 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1912Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)21 years19 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1912Chicoutimi, CAdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)34 years19 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1912Fredericton Unb, CAdaily rain59.4 mm (2.3 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)39 years18 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1912Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily high min11.1 C (52.0 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)30 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1912Riva, ITdaily low min-0.3 C (31.5 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1912Santa Fe, USdaily high max17.8 C (64.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)35 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1912Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1912Yarmouth, CAdaily high max16.1 C (61.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)21 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1912Gorlitz, DEdaily snow depth2.0 cm (0.8 in)2.0 cm (0.8 in)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1912Plauen, DEdaily rain10.6 mm (0.4 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)16 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1912Casterton (Warrock), AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)13 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1912Cet Central England, GBdaily high min10.1 C (50.2 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1912Sydney, CAdaily high min8.9 C (48.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)16 years12 of 100 (Routine)

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

1794 to 1912
Records on 11-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1912. 1912 had 34 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001794: 11795: 11807: 11811: 11812: 11813: 11815: 11818: 11821: 11828: 11835: 11842: 11844: 11845: 21849: 21852: 11856: 11858: 11862: 11864: 11865: 11868: 11871: 11872: 21875: 21876: 21877: 21878: 21881: 11882: 11885: 31886: 41888: 31890: 11892: 11893: 31894: 31895: 121898: 21899: 91900: 21901: 11902: 61903: 41904: 211905: 111906: 131907: 51908: 151909: 111910: 151911: 101912: 341913: 381914: 201915: 321916: 761917: 1021918: 271919: 711920: 381921: 1621922: 161923: 1551924: 6291925: 3921926: 1081927: 3241928: 601929: 1371930: 3401931: 6851932: 4121933: 4671934: 7631935: 2661936: 5791937: 3561938: 8191939: 2081940: 3571941: 5131942: 2381943: 7671944: 5611945: 1,2931946: 6081947: 4751948: 5051949: 3311950: 6531951: 9391952: 3161953: 4831954: 3281955: 4481956: 2781957: 4181958: 2311959: 4561960: 4301961: 2461962: 2651963: 6701964: 3681965: 3461966: 1,7011967: 7471968: 5321969: 5791970: 5701971: 1,2391972: 5711973: 9281974: 5931975: 1,2041976: 1,0581977: 1,4291978: 8391979: 7281980: 1,4401981: 8231982: 5911983: 1,0071984: 8641985: 7181986: 1,7021987: 5481988: 6021989: 8111990: 1,0791991: 3,1511992: 8041993: 8421994: 7891995: 1,1681996: 1,3401997: 8971998: 1,3021999: 1,7862000: 2,1942001: 7892002: 1,0502003: 1,0382004: 8882005: 1,9352006: 1,4032007: 7172008: 8092009: 7552010: 1,1672011: 1,4422012: 8142013: 6312014: 4402015: 9302016: 1,0572017: 4782018: 5522019: 8102020: 2,1602021: 5052022: 1,4642023: 6892024: 1,1842025: 3281794185818921911192819451962197919962013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1912. 1912 had 34 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 11-08 in each year
YearRecords
17941
17951
18071
18111
18121
18131
18151
18181
18211
18281
18351
18421
18441
18452
18492
18521
18561
18581
18621
18641
18651
18681
18711
18722
18752
18762
18772
18782
18811
18821
18853
18864
18883
18901
18921
18933
18943
189512
18982
18999
19002
19011
19026
19034
190421
190511
190613
19075
190815
190911
191015
191110
191234
191338
191420
191532
191676
1917102
191827
191971
192038
1921162
192216
1923155
1924629
1925392
1926108
1927324
192860
1929137
1930340
1931685
1932412
1933467
1934763
1935266
1936579
1937356
1938819
1939208
1940357
1941513
1942238
1943767
1944561
19451,293
1946608
1947475
1948505
1949331
1950653
1951939
1952316
1953483
1954328
1955448
1956278
1957418
1958231
1959456
1960430
1961246
1962265
1963670
1964368
1965346
19661,701
1967747
1968532
1969579
1970570
19711,239
1972571
1973928
1974593
19751,204
19761,058
19771,429
1978839
1979728
19801,440
1981823
1982591
19831,007
1984864
1985718
19861,702
1987548
1988602
1989811
19901,079
19913,151
1992804
1993842
1994789
19951,168
19961,340
1997897
19981,302
19991,786
20002,194
2001789
20021,050
20031,038
2004888
20051,935
20061,403
2007717
2008809
2009755
20101,167
20111,442
2012814
2013631
2014440
2015930
20161,057
2017478
2018552
2019810
20202,160
2021505
20221,464
2023689
20241,184
2025328

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).