Weather Records on 8 November 1990

1,079 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 1990. Highest significance: Henderson, US.

Key Facts for 8 November 1990

On 8 November 1990, 1,079 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
225 were record highs and 465 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 1,058 daily.
Henderson set a daily record precipitation of 100.3 mm (3.9 in) on 8 November 1990.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

1,079 stations

1,079 station records on 8 November 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Turquoise Bonanza Ck	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Linden	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverhead R/S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shanghai/Hongqiao	China	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Laranjal Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverhead R/S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah 7E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guanghua	China	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tsalka	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amasia	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Americana Velha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gresham 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walters	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Locke	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Empleado	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jingdezhen	China	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Namiquipa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dallas FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dinghai	China	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Neligh	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maljamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,079 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 328, Highest daily minimum 158, Lowest daily minimum 137, Heaviest daily rainfall 227, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 115.

Records on 8 November 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	328
Highest daily minimum	158
Lowest daily minimum	137
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	115

Records on 8 November 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 1,058.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

901 broken records

Margins by which the 901 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 1990

Top 20 records on 8 November 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 1990	Henderson, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1990	W Pt, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	99 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1990	Turquoise Bonanza Ck, US	all-time rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1990	Linden, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1990	Elk, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	93 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1990	Nenana Muni AP, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1990	Carlsbad, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1990	Madison, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1990	Beaverhead R/S, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1990	Shanghai/Hongqiao, CN	monthly rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1990	Laranjal Paulista, BR	daily rain	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1990	Beaverhead R/S, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1990	Hebbronville, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1990	El Vado Dam, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1990	Paducah 7E, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1990	Hachita 1W, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1990	Quanah 2 SW, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1990	Hvar, HR	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	113 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1990	Albion, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1990	San Marcos, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	41 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1990. 1990 had 1,079 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	831
50 to 100	46
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1