Weather Records on 8 November 1987

548 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 1987. Highest significance: The Oaks, AU.

Key Facts for 8 November 1987

On 8 November 1987, 548 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
131 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 531 daily.
The Oaks set a daily record precipitation of 37.4 mm (1.5 in) on 8 November 1987.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

548 stations

548 station records on 8 November 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
The Oaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fraser Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Potgietersrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Dam 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bujumbura	Burundi	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wandoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aldville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goombie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Werrina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lampang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Numil Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Hong Son	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carsland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Ryde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coyuca de Benitez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chiang Mai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barter Island WSO AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dekalb	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cuetzalan del Progreso	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Medeiros Neto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mullen 21 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Spencer 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orlovskiy Poselok	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zapaluta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kingsville Naas	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mornington Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Springkell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cotonou	Benin	Record high minimum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Autlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zilverhout	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Langley AFB	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ogmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Do Cuiete-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carrera Larga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

548 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 311, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 8 November 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	311
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 8 November 1987 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 531.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

461 broken records

Margins by which the 461 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 1987

Top 20 records on 8 November 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 1987	The Oaks, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1987	Cobar (Lerida), AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	93 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1987	Culbertson, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1987	Fraser Range, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1987	White Cliffs (Wonnaminta), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	93 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1987	Potgietersrus, ZA	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1987	Barcelona -Fabra Observatory, ES	daily rain	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1987	Gyzylarbat, TM	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1987	Beechal, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1987	Trenton Dam 1N, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1987	Bujumbura, BI	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1987	Wandoo, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1987	Aldville, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1987	Arthur, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1987	Goombie, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1987	Gillespie, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1987	Werrina, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1987	Lampang, TH	monthly rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1987	Balmoral Station, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1987	Corpus Christi, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	39 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1987. 1987 had 548 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 20	418
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1