Weather Records on 8 November 1976

1,058 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 1976. Highest significance: Oakland 1 SE, US.

Key Facts for 8 November 1976

On 8 November 1976, 1,058 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
238 were record highs and 576 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 1,053 daily.
Oakland 1 SE set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 8 November 1976.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

1,058 stations

1,058 station records on 8 November 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brandonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jaral de Berrios	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria da Boa Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canaan Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tallawanta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Denton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mansidao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boona-Choppa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Simplicio Mendes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brushy Run	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woolooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Is	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,058 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 273, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 303, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 76, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 8 November 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	273
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	303
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	76
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 8 November 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 1,053.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

798 broken records

Margins by which the 798 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 1976

Top 20 records on 8 November 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 1976	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1976	Lucknow, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	89 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1976	Brandonville, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1976	Joao Amaro, BR	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1976	Baddeck, CA	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1976	Grass Patch, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1976	Belleville, CA	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1976	Jaral de Berrios, MX	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1976	Marlborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1976	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily rain	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1976	Houghton Lake 6 WSW, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1976	Fairymead Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1976	Santa Maria da Boa Vista, BR	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1976	Chippewa Lake, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1976	Franklin 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	70 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1976	Andarai, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1976	Jonkoping, SE	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	91 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1976	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	81 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1976	Piqua, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1976	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	36 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1976. 1976 had 1,058 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	777
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1