Weather Records on 8 November 1968

532 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 1968. Highest significance: Gardiner, US.

Key Facts for 8 November 1968

On 8 November 1968, 532 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 514 daily.
Gardiner set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 8 November 1968.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

532 stations

532 station records on 8 November 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gardiner	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Orje	Norway	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nizamabad	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Baridpur	India	Record daily precipitation	109.3 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jambin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sabattis 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nuguru(Venkitapu)	India	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kalladi	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ticonderoga	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greene	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Irene Mtn Wauconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barsi	India	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Lynn	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Limbunya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jakora(Jakor)	India	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Searsburg STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Smiths Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mudhol	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

532 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Heaviest daily snowfall 93, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 8 November 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	93
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 8 November 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 514.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

467 broken records

Margins by which the 467 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 1968

Top 20 records on 8 November 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 1968	Gardiner, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	81 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1968	Fredericton Cda, CA	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1968	Moncton, CA	monthly snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	86 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1968	Orje, NO	daily snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1968	Langmorn, AU	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1968	White Cliffs (Yancannia), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1968	McAdam, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1968	Nizamabad, IN	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1968	Baridpur, IN	monthly rain	109.3 mm (4.3 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1968	Brassua Dam, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1968	Cavendish, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1968	Jambin Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1968	Houlton, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1968	Greenville Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1968	Pearl, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1968	Nappan Cda, CA	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1968	Sabattis 3 NE, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1968	Stromsfoss Sluse, NO	daily snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1968	Northfield, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1968	Moncton, CA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	41 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1968. 1968 had 532 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 50	422
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1