Weather Records on 8 November 1959

456 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 1959. Highest significance: Badgam, IN.

Key Facts for 8 November 1959

On 8 November 1959, 456 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 333 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 452 daily.
Badgam set a daily record precipitation of 62.0 mm (2.4 in) on 8 November 1959.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

456 stations

456 station records on 8 November 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Badgam	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Molakmura	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fredrikstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Welgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amalner	India	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
De Wagendrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Venukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woudzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Idomia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pavagada	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Makakatana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Whitewood	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Koele 693	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kodaikanal	India	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Overdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

456 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 130, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 203, Heaviest daily rainfall 92, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 8 November 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	130
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	203
Heaviest daily rainfall	92
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 8 November 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 452.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

359 broken records

Margins by which the 359 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 135.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 1959

Top 20 records on 8 November 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 1959	Badgam, IN	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1959	Dawson, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1959	Ladybrand (Bos), ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1959	Molakmura, IN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1959	Aliwal North, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1959	Fredrikstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1959	Greenville, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	81 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1959	Welgedacht, ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1959	Amalner, IN	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1959	Barkly East, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1959	Szeged, HU	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1959	Chitradurga, IN	daily rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1959	Venterstad, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1959	Rayne 6 N, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	65 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1959	De Wagendrift, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1959	Jennings, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	59 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1959	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	62 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1959	Heilbron (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1959	W Chester 2 NW, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	64 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1959	Boulia Airport, AU	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	63 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1959. 1959 had 456 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 20	339
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1