Weather Records on 8 November 2004

888 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 2004. Highest significance: Novi Sad, RS.

Key Facts for 8 November 2004

On 8 November 2004, 888 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
390 were record highs and 322 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 836 daily.
Novi Sad set a monthly record daily precipitation of 54.9 mm (2.2 in) on 8 November 2004.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

888 stations

888 station records on 8 November 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Novi Sad	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Goldstone Echo #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rochedale South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Belgrade (Observatory)	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Katherine Research Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wittmann 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quartzsite	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Deep Springs College	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bryce Canyon Np Hqrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Phantom Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caliente	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Widtsoe 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Innot Hot Springs Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.2 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
The Hirsel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karragarra Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bryce Canyon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Sabrina	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orderville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Finca la Soledad	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mauna Loa 511	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Larrimah	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parker Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Darby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oxley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guantanamo Bay NAS	Cuba	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salamanca	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eurombah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brigalow Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

888 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 210, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 180, Lowest daily minimum 266, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 8 November 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	210
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	180
Lowest daily minimum	266
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 8 November 2004 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 49, daily 836.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

664 broken records

Margins by which the 664 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 2004

Top 20 records on 8 November 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 2004	Novi Sad, RS	monthly rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 November 2004	Lowood Don St, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	109 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 November 2004	Goldstone Echo #2, US	all-time rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 November 2004	Mapleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	87 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 November 2004	Rochedale South, AU	monthly rain	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2004	Belgrade (Observatory), RS	monthly rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2004	Pahrump 4 NW, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2004	Panguitch, US	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2004	Aztec Ruins Nm, US	monthly high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2004	Hatch, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2004	Katherine Research Farm, AU	daily rain	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2004	Willeroo, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	87 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2004	Searchlight, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2004	Russell Island, AU	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2004	Wittmann 1SE, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2004	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2004	Quartzsite, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2004	Deep Springs College, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2004	Bryce Canyon Np Hqrs, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2004	Bethel AP, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 years	48 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2004. 2004 had 888 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	632
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1