Weather Records on 8 November 1937

356 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 1937. Highest significance: Buchan (Gillingall), AU.

Key Facts for 8 November 1937

On 8 November 1937, 356 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
183 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 354 daily.
Buchan (Gillingall) set a daily record precipitation of 51.8 mm (2.0 in) on 8 November 1937.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

356 stations

356 station records on 8 November 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buchan (Gillingall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Taringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Menasha	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oxley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dutton Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morningside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wahluke	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamboo Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Moira Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

356 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 119, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 8 November 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	119
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 November 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 354.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

305 broken records

Margins by which the 305 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 1937

Top 20 records on 8 November 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 1937	Buchan (Gillingall), AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1937	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1937	Toowong Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1937	Emsdale, CA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1937	Cathcart (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1937	Goodna Ampol, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1937	Taringa, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1937	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1937	Graceville Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1937	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1937	La Crosse River, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1937	Waupaca, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1937	Huntsville, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1937	Centralia, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1937	Port Arthur, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1937	Candelo Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1937	Beatrice, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	59 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1937	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1937	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1937	Snoqualmie Falls, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	30 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1937. 1937 had 356 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 10	247
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1