Weather Records on 8 November 1938

819 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 1938. Highest significance: Cedar Rapids #1, US.

Key Facts for 8 November 1938

On 8 November 1938, 819 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
460 were record highs and 223 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 786 daily.
Cedar Rapids #1 set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 8 November 1938.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

819 stations

819 station records on 8 November 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ryan	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kurla	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record snow depth	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalyan	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amity	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bangarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dannemora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grand River Lock	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

819 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 235, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 225, Lowest daily minimum 155, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 8 November 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	235
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	225
Lowest daily minimum	155
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 8 November 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 33, daily 786.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

695 broken records

Margins by which the 695 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1295.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 1938

Top 20 records on 8 November 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 1938	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1938	New Hampton, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1938	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1938	Ryan, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1938	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	71 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1938	Merrill, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1938	Springsure Comet St, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1938	Brome, CA	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	46 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1938	Millerton, US	monthly snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1938	Shawinigan, CA	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1938	Putbus, DE	daily high min	10.2 C (50.4 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1938	Kurla, IN	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1938	Albia 3 NNE, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1938	Williamstown, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	52 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1938	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1938	Chicoutimi, CA	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1938	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1938	Fayette, US	daily snow depth	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1938	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1938	Kalyan, IN	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	28 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1938. 1938 had 819 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 200	691
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1