Weather Records on 8 November 1960

430 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 1960. Highest significance: Kulu Halt, ZA.

Key Facts for 8 November 1960

On 8 November 1960, 430 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 274 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 427 daily.
Kulu Halt set a monthly record daily precipitation of 179.5 mm (7.1 in) on 8 November 1960.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

430 stations

430 station records on 8 November 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kulu Halt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	179.5 mm (7.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Romsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Merensky (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zomerkomst (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Oxley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kudal	India	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middlekop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Badplaas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spicer	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rapur	India	Record daily precipitation	158.6 mm (6.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Akalkot	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gudur(Guduru)	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cherapalaseri	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Butler	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madha	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chidambaram	India	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kangayam	India	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adams	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shrigonda	India	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Amanzamnyama (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bosbokrand (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
The Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Perinthalamanna	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Maandagshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

430 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 232, Heaviest daily rainfall 106, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 8 November 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	232
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 8 November 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 427.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

332 broken records

Margins by which the 332 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 1960

Top 20 records on 8 November 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 1960	Kulu Halt, ZA	monthly rain	179.5 mm (7.1 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1960	Hopewell, ZA	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1960	Romsey, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1960	Fairview, ZA	monthly rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1960	Merensky (Skl), ZA	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1960	Zomerkomst (Bos), ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1960	Centennial 1NE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1960	Bedford 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1960	Setauket Strong, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	73 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1960	Wheatland 4N, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	61 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1960	Quambone (Oxley), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1960	Kudal, IN	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1960	Middlekop (Bos), ZA	daily rain	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1960	Badplaas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1960	Collbran, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	66 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1960	Spicer, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1960	Belvidere, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	61 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1960	Meeker, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	63 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1960	Reading Wb City, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	57 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1960	Virden, CA	daily low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	69 years	29 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1960. 1960 had 430 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	302
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1