Weather Records on 8 November 1941

513 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 1941. Highest significance: Cape Riche, AU.

Key Facts for 8 November 1941

On 8 November 1941, 513 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 298 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 504 daily.
Cape Riche set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 8 November 1941.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

513 stations

513 station records on 8 November 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 12 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park Sf	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gindie State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingburg AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Canudos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dunvegan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

513 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 281, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 85, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 8 November 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	281
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	85
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 8 November 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 504.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

418 broken records

Margins by which the 418 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 1941

Top 20 records on 8 November 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 1941	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1941	Rockwell City, US	daily snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1941	Simcoe, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1941	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1941	Westgrove, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1941	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1941	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1941	Maclean (McLachlan Street), AU	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1941	Coldwater St School, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1941	Southampton, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	63 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1941	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1941	Onaway 12 S, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1941	Glenelg, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1941	Deer Park Sf, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	14 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1941	Gindie State Farm, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1941	Altastenberg, DE	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1941	Fayetteville, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	48 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1941	Plauen, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	22 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1941	Harrison, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1941	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	56 years	26 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1941. 1941 had 513 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	415
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1
1200 to 1400	1