Weather Records on 8 November 1978

839 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 1978. Highest significance: Winchelsea (Post Office), AU.

Key Facts for 8 November 1978

On 8 November 1978, 839 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
612 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 788 daily.
Winchelsea (Post Office) set a daily record precipitation of 60.0 mm (2.4 in) on 8 November 1978.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

839 stations

839 station records on 8 November 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winchelsea (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.3 cm (10.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Carway	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Carway	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cardston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cardston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Shelford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dorset	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gadag	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.6 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
High River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Powell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Johanna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.6 cm (6.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huelva	Spain	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Belle	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Granville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Loxahatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Okeechobee	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fessenden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laverton Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Glade	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

839 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 314, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 298, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 November 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	314
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	298
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 November 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 51, daily 788.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

665 broken records

Margins by which the 665 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 1978

Top 20 records on 8 November 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 1978	Winchelsea (Post Office), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1978	Banff, CA	daily snowfall	27.3 cm (10.7 in)	17.1 cm (6.7 in)	67 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1978	Santa Cruz, BR	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1978	Carway, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1978	Carway, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1978	Mountain View, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1978	Cardston, CA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1978	Mountain View, CA	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1978	Cardston, CA	daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1978	Shelford, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1978	Raymond Terrace Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1978	Beaver Mines, CA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1978	Beaver Mines, CA	daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1978	Pekisko, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1978	Pekisko, CA	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1978	Moore Haven Lock 1, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1978	Dorset, ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1978	Pokolbin (Ben Ean), AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1978	Melton, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1978	Gadag, IN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	41 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1978. 1978 had 839 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	655
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1