Weather Records on 8 November 1954

328 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 1954. Highest significance: Yielima Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 8 November 1954

On 8 November 1954, 328 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 323 daily.
Yielima Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 8 November 1954.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

328 stations

328 station records on 8 November 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yielima Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hinnomunjie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tombong (Hillcrest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arjuna Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manildra (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eltham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koorawatha (Boorowa Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milguy (Myee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woori Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Conargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Great Western (Seppelt)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Corop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Scarsdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Modesto AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tolarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

328 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 190.

Records on 8 November 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 November 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 323.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

268 broken records

Margins by which the 268 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 1954

Top 20 records on 8 November 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 1954	Yielima Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1954	Dellicknora (Tellicura), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1954	Buxton, GB	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1954	Bruthen (Post Office), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1954	Red Bluff Muni AP, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1954	Oorschot, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1954	Omeo Comparison, AU	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	67 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1954	Red Hill South, AU	monthly rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1954	Boggabri (Kanownda), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1954	Delegate River, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1954	Hinnomunjie, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1954	Penshurst (Post Office), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1954	Golspie (Ayrston), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1954	Delegate Station, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1954	Warrangong, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	60 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1954	Bonang, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1954	Tombong (Hillcrest), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1954	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1954	Meredith, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1954	Sunbury (Salesian College ), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	28 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1954. 1954 had 328 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	230
10 to 20	30
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1