Weather Records on 8 November 1970

570 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 1970. Highest significance: Huron Rgnl AP, US.

Key Facts for 8 November 1970

On 8 November 1970, 570 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
97 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 547 daily.
Huron Rgnl AP set a daily record precipitation of 26.9 mm (1.1 in) on 8 November 1970.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

570 stations

570 station records on 8 November 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Frecheirinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Iboacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Araquem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ubiracu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Camocim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jacampari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Jeronimo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tremembe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vicosa Do Ceara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nowendoc (Beaufort)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Senador Pompeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Malta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Barros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dois Corregos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Itapipoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Granja	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Acude General Sampaio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa Dos Cochos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ibicua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cheriton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canberra Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beerwah Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bruff Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moogerah Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uriarra Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Araci	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tullochard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace (Wallaroo Stat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cundletown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Estrada de Cunha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prudente de Morais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

570 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 372, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 8 November 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	372
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 8 November 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 547.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

504 broken records

Margins by which the 504 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 1970

Top 20 records on 8 November 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 1970	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1970	Frecheirinha, BR	monthly rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1970	Milan 1NW, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1970	Guide Rock, US	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1970	Iboacu, BR	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1970	Araquem, BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1970	Ubiracu, BR	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1970	Camocim, BR	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1970	Jacampari, BR	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1970	Fazenda Sao Jeronimo, BR	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1970	Beaudesert Cryna, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1970	Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU	daily rain	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1970	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1970	Dawson, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1970	Nome AP, US	daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1970	Tremembe, BR	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1970	Vicosa Do Ceara, BR	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1970	Nowendoc (Beaufort), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1970	Senador Pompeu, BR	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1970	Malta, BR	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	43 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1970. 1970 had 570 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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Data for records on 1970-11-08: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	418
20 to 40	54
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	2