Weather Records on 8 November 1948

505 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 1948. Highest significance: Mahukona 159, US.

Key Facts for 8 November 1948

On 8 November 1948, 505 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 192 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 500 daily.
Mahukona 159 set a daily record precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 8 November 1948.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

505 stations

505 station records on 8 November 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mahukona 159	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manikpur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mehkar	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kharsawan	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Badausa	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Potkabari	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kula Erehwon 328	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tamar	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Khunti	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aiea Fld 764A	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ko253Lpatti Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba (Neranghi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grootkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Girwan Naraini	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ramachandrapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Avanigadda	India	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moran India	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Silli	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Narsingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waiopai Rch 256	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Geeveston Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bellata Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uralla (Mihi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pandaria	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Junnar	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pachet(Kharai)	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manginapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bishrampur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sangamner	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karwi	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Thermopolis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Teonthar	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buldana	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ghoda Ambegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grove Farm 1021	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kekaha 944	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
The Wilgas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

505 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 265, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 8 November 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	265
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 8 November 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 500.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

429 broken records

Margins by which the 429 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 1948

Top 20 records on 8 November 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 1948	Mahukona 159, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1948	Manikpur, IN	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1948	Warrenton (Mun), ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1948	Barraba Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1948	Brome, CA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1948	Machilipatnam, IN	daily rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1948	Mehkar, IN	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1948	Kharsawan, IN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1948	Badausa, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1948	Bingara (Derra Derra), AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1948	Potkabari, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1948	Wandsworth (Strabanne), AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1948	Kula Erehwon 328, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1948	Tamar, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1948	Khunti, IN	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1948	Black Lake, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1948	Aiea Fld 764A, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1948	Ko253Lpatti Sr, IN	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1948	Barraba (Neranghi), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1948	Tenterden, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	31 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1948. 1948 had 505 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 20	366
20 to 40	52
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	4