Weather Records on 8 November 1983

1,007 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 1983. Highest significance: Soledad de Doblado, MX.

Key Facts for 8 November 1983

On 8 November 1983, 1,007 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
494 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 970 daily.
Soledad de Doblado set a monthly record daily precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 8 November 1983.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

1,007 stations

1,007 station records on 8 November 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Soledad de Doblado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Azueta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Fairy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chapala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tahara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Obregon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Casper-Natrona Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de San Antonio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Canyon Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Salto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calderones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jocotepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Redbird	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atotonilco El Alto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dolores	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Acatlan de Osorio (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pozos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emblem	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Otatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshoni	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paraiso Novillero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tyrendarra (Ellangowan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wessington 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sento SE	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cuquio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Northdale	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rawlins AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,007 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 178, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 316, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 322, Heaviest daily snowfall 79, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 8 November 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	178
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	316
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	322
Heaviest daily snowfall	79
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 8 November 1983 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 37, daily 970.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

836 broken records

Margins by which the 836 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 1983

Top 20 records on 8 November 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 1983	Soledad de Doblado, MX	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1983	Azueta, MX	monthly rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1983	Piaxtla, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1983	San Diego Curupatzeo, MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1983	Port Fairy Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1983	Chapala, MX	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1983	Newcastle, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1983	Tahara, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1983	Beachport, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1983	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high min	20.9 C (69.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	120 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1983	Villa Obregon, MX	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1983	Oelrichs, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1983	Trinidad AP, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1983	Casper-Natrona Co AP, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1983	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1983	Enterprise, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1983	Paso de San Antonio, MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1983	Beaver Canyon Pwr House, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1983	El Salto, MX	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1983	Kemmerer 2N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	16 years	40 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1983. 1983 had 1,007 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 25	742
25 to 50	52
50 to 75	25
75 to 100	9
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	3