Weather Records on 8 November 1940

357 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 1940. Highest significance: The Cliff, ZA.

Key Facts for 8 November 1940

On 8 November 1940, 357 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 348 daily.
The Cliff set a daily record precipitation of 42.4 mm (1.7 in) on 8 November 1940.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

357 stations

357 station records on 8 November 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ottoshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barletta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roper River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Schoonoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Germiston-Fj Payne Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Matatiele	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vlaklaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Reddersburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bothaville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Market	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandbaken	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Groenfontein "Montagu"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nelsdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Devon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roodekuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tweespruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rietfontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Reitz 36	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parys (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Esperanza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaatdrift (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wonderfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Verwoedburg-Mu"Lytteltn"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hendrikspan (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dinokana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsheuwel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vredefort (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

357 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 171, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 8 November 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 8 November 1940 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 348.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

286 broken records

Margins by which the 286 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 1940

Top 20 records on 8 November 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 1940	The Cliff, ZA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1940	Winburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1940	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1940	Barletta, ZA	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1940	Roper River Police, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1940	Schoonoord, ZA	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1940	Mazelspoort Dam, ZA	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1940	Germiston-Fj Payne Park, ZA	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1940	Boksburg (Mun), ZA	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1940	Buckland Downs, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1940	Hollowaysrust, ZA	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1940	Matatiele, ZA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1940	Nieuwejaarsfontein, ZA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1940	Vlakfontein, ZA	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1940	Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem), ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1940	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1940	Vlaklaagte, ZA	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1940	Reddersburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1940	Bothaville (Mun), ZA	all-time rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1940	New Market, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1940. 1940 had 357 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	193
10 to 20	34
20 to 30	26
30 to 40	16
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	3