Weather Records on 8 November 1947

475 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 1947. Highest significance: Charlotteburg Rsvr, US.

Key Facts for 8 November 1947

On 8 November 1947, 475 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 468 daily.
Charlotteburg Rsvr set a daily record precipitation of 90.2 mm (3.6 in) on 8 November 1947.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

475 stations

475 station records on 8 November 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ringtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gabriels	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waterbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware Cy Reedy Poin	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
George School	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Scarsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Bay (Smiths Bay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Joliette	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cream Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington City Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bradenton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rajahmundry	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pelzer	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jersey City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

475 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 290, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 8 November 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	290
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 8 November 1947 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 468.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

402 broken records

Margins by which the 402 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 1947

Top 20 records on 8 November 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 1947	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1947	Paterson, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	65 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1947	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1947	Ringtown, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1947	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	69 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1947	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1947	Wappingers Falls, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1947	Gabriels, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1947	Lowville, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1947	Waterbury, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1947	Wanakena Rngr School, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1947	New Brunswick Exp STN, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1947	Setauket Strong, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1947	Superior, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1947	Hakalau 142, US	daily rain	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1947	Port Jervis, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1947	Plainfield, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1947	W Chester 2 NW, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1947	W Pt, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1947	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 years	46 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1947. 1947 had 475 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 50	387
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1