Weather Records on 8 November 1942

238 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 1942. Highest significance: Batesville L&D 1, US.

Key Facts for 8 November 1942

On 8 November 1942, 238 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 235 daily.
Batesville L&D 1 set a daily record precipitation of 83.3 mm (3.3 in) on 8 November 1942.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

238 stations

238 station records on 8 November 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Innamincka Police Camp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kunderang East (Kenebree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Duck Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lawson (Wilson Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Meridian 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weiser	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mikhailovka	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chapman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Polson	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Elkins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.1 C (-11.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

238 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 59, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 8 November 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	59
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 8 November 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 235.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

173 broken records

Margins by which the 173 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 1942

Top 20 records on 8 November 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 1942	Batesville L&D 1, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1942	Innamincka Police Camp, AU	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1942	Durant, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1942	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1942	Holdenville 2SSE, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1942	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1942	Sandpoint Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1942	Kunderang East (Kenebree), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1942	Dunkirk 19NNE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1942	Tishomingo Natl Wr, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1942	Heron 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1942	Lamar, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1942	Coeur D'Alene, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1942	Miriam Vale, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1942	Woody Island, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1942	Geilo, NO	daily snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1942	Kamennaja-Step, RU	daily low min	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1942	Duck Hill, US	monthly high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1942	Tahlee (Carrington (Church St), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1942	Caruthersville, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	24 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1942. 1942 had 238 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 25	157
25 to 50	6
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2