Weather Records on 8 November 1917

102 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 1917. Highest significance: Gospic, HR.

Key Facts for 8 November 1917

On 8 November 1917, 102 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 97 daily.
Gospic set a monthly record daily precipitation of 190.8 mm (7.5 in) on 8 November 1917.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

102 stations

102 station records on 8 November 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wollun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boorolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Burburgate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ledknapper Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Warraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gragin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

102 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 77, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 8 November 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	77
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 November 1917 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 97.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

94 broken records

Margins by which the 94 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 1917

Top 20 records on 8 November 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 1917	Gospic, HR	monthly rain	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	3 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1917	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1917	Hawkwood Station, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1917	Point Escuminac, CA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1917	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1917	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1917	Yallaroi, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1917	Branxton Post Office, AU	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1917	Warwick Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1917	Gympie, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1917	Dalby Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1917	Yetman (Warialda Street), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1917	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1917	Allora Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1917	Leyburn Post Office, AU	all-time rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1917	Wollun, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1917	Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1917	Lismore (Centre Street), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1917	Esk Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1917	Bingara (Keera), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	32 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 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1917. 1917 had 102 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 11-08 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1807	1
1811	1
1812	1
1813	1
1815	1
1818	1
1821	1
1828	1
1835	1
1842	1
1844	1
1845	2
1849	2
1852	1
1856	1
1858	1
1862	1
1864	1
1865	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	2
1875	2
1876	2
1877	2
1878	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	4
1888	3
1890	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	3
1895	12
1898	2
1899	9
1900	2
1901	1
1902	6
1903	4
1904	21
1905	11
1906	13
1907	5
1908	15
1909	11
1910	15
1911	10
1912	34
1913	38
1914	20
1915	32
1916	76
1917	102
1918	27
1919	71
1920	38
1921	162
1922	16
1923	155
1924	629
1925	392
1926	108
1927	324
1928	60
1929	137
1930	340
1931	685
1932	412
1933	467
1934	763
1935	266
1936	579
1937	356
1938	819
1939	208
1940	357
1941	513
1942	238
1943	767
1944	561
1945	1,293
1946	608
1947	475
1948	505
1949	331
1950	653
1951	939
1952	316
1953	483
1954	328
1955	448
1956	278
1957	418
1958	231
1959	456
1960	430
1961	246
1962	265
1963	670
1964	368
1965	346
1966	1,701
1967	747
1968	532
1969	579
1970	570
1971	1,239
1972	571
1973	928
1974	593
1975	1,204
1976	1,058
1977	1,429
1978	839
1979	728
1980	1,440
1981	823
1982	591
1983	1,007
1984	864
1985	718
1986	1,702
1987	548
1988	602
1989	811
1990	1,079
1991	3,151
1992	804
1993	842
1994	789
1995	1,168
1996	1,340
1997	897
1998	1,302
1999	1,786
2000	2,194
2001	789
2002	1,050
2003	1,038
2004	888
2005	1,935
2006	1,403
2007	717
2008	809
2009	755
2010	1,167
2011	1,442
2012	814
2013	631
2014	440
2015	930
2016	1,057
2017	478
2018	552
2019	810
2020	2,160
2021	505
2022	1,464
2023	689
2024	1,184
2025	328

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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 20	69
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1