Weather Records on 8 November 1951

939 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 1951. Highest significance: Hillsboro, US.

Key Facts for 8 November 1951

On 8 November 1951, 939 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 708 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 931 daily.
Hillsboro set a daily record snow depth of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 8 November 1951.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

939 stations

939 station records on 8 November 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hillsboro	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Minonk	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kankakee 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatfield	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	213.8 mm (8.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

939 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 302, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 406, Heaviest daily rainfall 88, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 79.

Records on 8 November 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	302
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	406
Heaviest daily rainfall	88
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	79

Records on 8 November 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 931.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

805 broken records

Margins by which the 805 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 1951

Top 20 records on 8 November 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 1951	Hillsboro, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1951	Minonk, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1951	Decatur Wtp, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1951	Morrisonville 4 SE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1951	St Louis Eads Brg, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1951	Bloomington Normal, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1951	Champaign 3S, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1951	St Andrews, CA	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1951	Kankakee 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1951	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1951	Collegeville St Joe AP, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1951	Wheatfield, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1951	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1951	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1951	Pontiac, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1951	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1951	Lake Cochituate, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1951	Mount Uniacke, CA	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1951	Hoopeston, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1951	Lebanon 2W, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 years	44 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1951. 1951 had 939 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	740
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	9
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	2