Weather Records on 8 November 1950

653 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 1950. Highest significance: Mettupalayam, IN.

Key Facts for 8 November 1950

On 8 November 1950, 653 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
120 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 634 daily.
Mettupalayam set a daily record precipitation of 119.1 mm (4.7 in) on 8 November 1950.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

653 stations

653 station records on 8 November 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mettupalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bookaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Izana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beltana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Magadi	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mundaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Commodore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laramie	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Purple Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nornalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madhugiri	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muncie 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Derriwong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hookina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilpena Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hecla	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kotagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iffley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

653 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 417, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 8 November 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	417
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 8 November 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 634.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

568 broken records

Margins by which the 568 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 267.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 1950

Top 20 records on 8 November 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 1950	Mettupalayam, IN	daily rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1950	South Pass City, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1950	Bookaloo, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1950	Salem, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1950	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1950	Izana, ES	daily rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1950	Shoals 8 S, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1950	Fort Frances, CA	daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1950	Anderson Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1950	Narooma Rvcp, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1950	Geneva, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1950	Lima, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1950	Blinman, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1950	Hastings 4N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1950	Grover 10 W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1950	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1950	Goulburn (Kippilaw), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1950	Beltana, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1950	Magadi, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1950	Mt Carmel, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	39 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1950. 1950 had 653 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	541
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1