Weather Records on 8 November 1958

231 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 1958. Highest significance: Frome Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 8 November 1958

On 8 November 1958, 231 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
125 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 225 daily.
Frome Downs set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 8 November 1958.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

231 stations

231 station records on 8 November 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lezay	France	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ntywenka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Edenburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cornucopia	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ottosdal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buhl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint-Germain-Les-Belles	France	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tripoli Sidi El Mesri	Libya	Record low maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-41.3 C (-42.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Caliente	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Notinsila (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Idracowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steeunmekaar (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Theunissen (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Penryn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wells	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laurier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hyde Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont-Ferrand	France	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Weltevrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Repatek	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tappen	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mimosa Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Goldfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tijeras Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Adaven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Redmond 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gibb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Meycode Adandai	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

231 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 87, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 8 November 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	87
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 November 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 225.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

176 broken records

Margins by which the 176 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 1958

Top 20 records on 8 November 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 1958	Frome Downs, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1958	Schreiber, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1958	Lezay, FR	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1958	Ntywenka (Bos), ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1958	Edenburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1958	Kljuchi, RU	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1958	Cornucopia, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1958	Ottosdal, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1958	Buhl, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	52 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1958	Owen Sound, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	69 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1958	Grindstone Island, CA	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	63 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1958	Saint-Germain-Les-Belles, FR	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1958	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1958	Cobar Post Office, AU	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1958	Tripoli Sidi El Mesri, LY	daily low max	16.5 C (61.7 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1958	Orofino, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1958	Detroit, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	48 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1958	Tibooburra Post Office, AU	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	44 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1958	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	56 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1958	Grants Pass, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	56 years	23 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1958. 1958 had 231 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 5	142
5 to 10	18
10 to 15	6
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	4
25 to 30	5
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1