Weather Records on 4 November 2008

1,093 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 November 2008. Highest significance: Blackfoot Fire Dept, US.

Key Facts for 4 November 2008

On 4 November 2008, 1,093 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
790 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 1,038 daily.
Blackfoot Fire Dept set a daily record precipitation of 25.9 mm (1.0 in) on 4 November 2008.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

1,093 stations

1,093 station records on 4 November 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 November 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Olenja Rechka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Udskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls 16 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto San Carlos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sosnovka-1	Russia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Suphan Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Acajete	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trempealeau Dam 6	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lukachukai	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,093 records

Records set or tied on 4 November 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 369, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 421, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 4 November 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	369
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	421
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 4 November 2008 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 55, daily 1,038.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

848 broken records

Margins by which the 848 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 November 2008

Top 20 records on 4 November 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 November 2008	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 November 2008	Olenja Rechka, RU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2008	Barguzin, RU	monthly rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2008	Udskoe, RU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2008	Idaho Falls 16 SE, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2008	Red Oak, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	105 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2008	Fairbury 7S, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	112 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2008	Koosharem, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	112 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2008	Puerto San Carlos, MX	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2008	Sosnovka-1, RU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2008	Suphan Buri, TH	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2008	Chilton, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2008	Acajete, MX	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2008	Belle Plaine, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2008	Decorah, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2008	Denison, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2008	Postville, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2008	St Peter, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	99 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2008	Syracuse, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2008	Decorah, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	112 years	42 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

1803 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2008. 2008 had 1,093 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 11-04 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1820	1
1821	2
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1858	6
1862	3
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	4
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	12
1900	1
1901	6
1902	8
1903	21
1904	7
1905	9
1906	14
1907	34
1908	13
1909	14
1910	43
1911	25
1912	32
1913	19
1914	28
1915	12
1916	76
1917	39
1918	14
1919	72
1920	70
1921	71
1922	119
1923	89
1924	99
1925	197
1926	182
1927	287
1928	220
1929	175
1930	157
1931	248
1932	413
1933	337
1934	516
1935	1,219
1936	1,005
1937	326
1938	725
1939	752
1940	335
1941	315
1942	343
1943	248
1944	333
1945	506
1946	784
1947	583
1948	746
1949	598
1950	667
1951	2,037
1952	376
1953	219
1954	592
1955	354
1956	855
1957	401
1958	286
1959	757
1960	262
1961	669
1962	435
1963	244
1964	510
1965	537
1966	1,041
1967	599
1968	391
1969	516
1970	512
1971	434
1972	613
1973	1,393
1974	686
1975	1,654
1976	596
1977	981
1978	1,158
1979	559
1980	973
1981	645
1982	1,073
1983	1,116
1984	441
1985	844
1986	546
1987	1,049
1988	1,211
1989	663
1990	1,233
1991	4,265
1992	1,241
1993	735
1994	1,808
1995	991
1996	1,242
1997	611
1998	704
1999	796
2000	781
2001	639
2002	1,314
2003	2,177
2004	895
2005	1,212
2006	1,321
2007	747
2008	1,093
2009	511
2010	1,197
2011	1,000
2012	814
2013	541
2014	508
2015	1,249
2016	759
2017	932
2018	355
2019	449
2020	1,448
2021	545
2022	904
2023	667
2024	981
2025	615

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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	825
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1