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Weather Records on 8 November 1918

27 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 1918. Highest significance: Bomera, AU.

Key Facts for 8 November 1918

  • On 8 November 1918, 27 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 15 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 25 daily.
  • Bomera set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 8 November 1918.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

27 stations
Weather records on 8 November 1918 27 station records on 8 November 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
27 station records on 8 November 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 November 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
BomeraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.1 mm (1.6 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
HewittUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation49.8 mm (2.0 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.2 cm (4.8 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
GysingeSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord high minimum temperature9.5 C (49.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord high maximum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord high maximum temperature10.5 C (50.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - CoopUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire CouncilAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord high minimum temperature8.6 C (47.5 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord high maximum temperature9.2 C (48.6 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord high minimum temperature7.6 C (45.7 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-ArrenjarkaSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord high minimum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph OacCanadaRecord high minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord high maximum temperature11.0 C (51.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord high maximum temperature9.5 C (49.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord high maximum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Green BayUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

27 records
Records on 8 November 1918 by type Records set or tied on 8 November 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 051015Highest daily maximum: 8Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 7Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 November 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 8 November 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum8
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum7
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 November 1918 by timescale Records on 8 November 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 25. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 25all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 November 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 25.
Records on 8 November 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily25

How Much Records Were Beaten By

20 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 November 1918 Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 10: 1510 to 20: 120 to 30: 030 to 40: 340 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 November 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 1015
10 to 201
20 to 300
30 to 403
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 1918
Top 20 records on 8 November 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 November 1918Bomera, AUdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)36.6 mm (1.4 in)15 years40 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1918Charters Towers Post Office, AUdaily rain40.1 mm (1.6 in)38.3 mm (1.5 in)15 years31 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1918Hewitt, USdaily rain49.8 mm (2.0 in)36.1 mm (1.4 in)7 years30 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1918Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily snowfall12.2 cm (4.8 in)4.6 cm (1.8 in)23 years22 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1918Gysinge, SEdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)42 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1918Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily rain12.4 mm (0.5 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1918Bowen Post Office, AUdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)30 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1918Townsville Pilot Station, AUdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1918Karlshamn, SEmonthly high min9.5 C (49.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)5 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1918Gavle, SEdaily high max9.0 C (48.2 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)33 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1918Cumberland Station, AUdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)11 years10 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1918Ravenswood Post Office, AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)8 years10 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1918Jonkoping, SEdaily high max10.5 C (50.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1918Harrisburg - Coop, USdaily high max18.9 C (66.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1918Burdekin Shire Council, AUdaily rain6.6 mm (0.26 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)16 years8 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1918Kirchdorf/Poel, DEdaily high min8.6 C (47.5 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1918St. Petersburg, RUdaily high max9.2 C (48.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)18 years8 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1918Visby_Flygplats, SEdaily high min7.6 C (45.7 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)1 year7 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1918Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SEdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)1 year6 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1918Owen Sound, CAdaily high min10.0 C (50.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)1 year5 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 1918
Records on 11-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1918. 1918 had 27 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 1918. 1918 had 27 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).