Weather Records on 8 November 1985

718 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 1985. Highest significance: East London -Signal STN, ZA.

Key Facts for 8 November 1985

On 8 November 1985, 718 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
175 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 683 daily.
East London -Signal STN set a daily record precipitation of 85.4 mm (3.4 in) on 8 November 1985.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

718 stations

718 station records on 8 November 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Quambone (Carwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clouds Creek State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bricelyn	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hawarden	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Takada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	164.5 mm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Polis	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Snowball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Silverdales	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thirlmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	32.3 C (90.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Antonio Escobedo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Green Mt Dam	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodperry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ralph 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hungry Horse Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

718 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 287, Heaviest daily snowfall 101, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 8 November 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	287
Heaviest daily snowfall	101
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 8 November 1985 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 32, daily 683.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

609 broken records

Margins by which the 609 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 1985

Top 20 records on 8 November 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 1985	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	100 years	73 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1985	Alexandria, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	91 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1985	Quambone (Carwell), AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	83 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1985	Baraboo Wwtp, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1985	Armour, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1985	Clouds Creek State Forest, AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1985	Challis, US	all-time snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1985	Bricelyn, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1985	Dutch Harbor, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1985	Oconomowoc Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	91 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1985	Lichinga, MZ	daily rain	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1985	Tyndall, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	91 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1985	Umzonia (Rsv), ZA	daily rain	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1985	Hawarden, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1985	Takada, JP	monthly rain	164.5 mm (6.5 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1985	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1985	Sioux Falls, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1985	Morpeth Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1985	Polis, CY	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1985	Wick, GB	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	49 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1985. 1985 had 718 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	546
50 to 100	42
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1