Weather Records on 8 November 1988

602 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 1988. Highest significance: Zambezi, ZM.

Key Facts for 8 November 1988

On 8 November 1988, 602 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
332 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 580 daily.
Zambezi set a monthly record daily precipitation of 99.0 mm (3.9 in) on 8 November 1988.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

602 stations

602 station records on 8 November 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zambezi	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwood Creek (Kopanica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aniak AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atoyac	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cocobeach	Gabon	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orogrande	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dimitrovgrad	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weslaco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quemado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sachkhere	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Callejones	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bintulu	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marathon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atil	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Petrified Forest Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Ind Air Pk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Corrales	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Edsbyn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Citrus STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Milford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tkvarcheli	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bombana (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yautepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chiang Mai	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Simon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Acaponeta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Leliekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Okeechobee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
White Sands Natl Mon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Belton Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lavon Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Summit Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chohataury	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zapaluta	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tlacotepec	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

602 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 164, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 83, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 8 November 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	164
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 8 November 1988 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 580.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

444 broken records

Margins by which the 444 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 1988

Top 20 records on 8 November 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 1988	Zambezi, ZM	monthly rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1988	Tylden "Tulden", ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1988	Gospic, HR	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1988	Brackettville, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	82 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1988	Blackwood Creek (Kopanica), AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1988	Coimbra, PT	daily high min	16.8 C (62.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	85 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1988	Hatch, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	81 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1988	Aniak AP, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1988	Atoyac, MX	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1988	Beaver, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	79 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1988	Karlshamn, SE	daily low min	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1988	Coen Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	72 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1988	Cocobeach, GA	daily high max	33.1 C (91.6 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1988	Orogrande, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	65 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1988	Winslow AP, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	57 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1988	Waterville, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	73 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1988	Celaya (Smn), MX	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	49 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1988	Dimitrovgrad, RU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1988	Weslaco, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	73 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1988	Roosevelt 1 S, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	73 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1988. 1988 had 602 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	421
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1