Weather Records on 8 November 1953

483 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 1953. Highest significance: Emporium 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 8 November 1953

On 8 November 1953, 483 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 236 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 479 daily.
Emporium 1 E set a daily record snow depth of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 8 November 1953.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

483 stations

483 station records on 8 November 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lock Haven	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sassafras Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetendals Vallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hailakundi India	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Colby	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Basirhat	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grimsby Rock Chapel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-33.6 C (-28.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weetaliba (Weetalabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monierkhal	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sonamukhi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-34.7 C (-30.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.5 C (-26.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low maximum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lavers Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sialsuk	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tussenbeide	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Willowghby East Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Black Spur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

483 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 154, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 8 November 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	154
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 8 November 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 479.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

386 broken records

Margins by which the 386 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 1953

Top 20 records on 8 November 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 1953	Emporium 1 E, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1953	Lock Haven, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1953	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1953	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1953	Sassafras Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1953	Zoetendals Vallei, ZA	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1953	Hays 1 S, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1953	Hailakundi India, IN	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1953	Lock Haven, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1953	Selinsgrove 2 S, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1953	Southport, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1953	Bathurst, CA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1953	Colby, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1953	Steigen, NO	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1953	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1953	Reading Wb City, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1953	Causapscal, CA	monthly rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1953	Basirhat, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1953	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1953	Towanda 1 S, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	39 years	38 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1953. 1953 had 483 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 100	373
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1