Weather Records on 8 November 1945

1,293 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 1945. Highest significance: Gavle, SE.

Key Facts for 8 November 1945

On 8 November 1945, 1,293 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
534 were record highs and 597 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 92 monthly and 1,201 daily.
Gavle set a daily record precipitation of 39.8 mm (1.6 in) on 8 November 1945.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

1,293 stations

1,293 station records on 8 November 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sooke Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tappen	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newgate	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milnes Landing	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hope Little Mountain	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,293 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 194, Lowest daily maximum 355, Highest daily minimum 340, Lowest daily minimum 242, Heaviest daily rainfall 96, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 8 November 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	194
Lowest daily maximum	355
Highest daily minimum	340
Lowest daily minimum	242
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 8 November 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 92, daily 1,201.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,056 broken records

Margins by which the 1,056 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 191.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 1945

Top 20 records on 8 November 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 1945	Gavle, SE	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1945	Winona, US	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1945	Toronto, CA	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	98 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1945	Potchefstroom, ZA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1945	Shawnigan Lake, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1945	Cypress River, CA	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1945	Nanaimo, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1945	Birtle, CA	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1945	Elkader 6 SSW, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1945	Toledo Blade, US	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	69 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1945	Chilliwack, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1945	Guelph Oac, CA	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1945	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	monthly rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1945	Sooke Lake, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1945	Simcoe, CA	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	65 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1945	Pollachi, IN	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1945	Brandon Cda, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1945	Arnsberg, DE	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1945	Lockport 2SE, US	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1945	Goderich, CA	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	65 years	33 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1945. 1945 had 1,293 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	1,011
25 to 50	26
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1