Weather Records on 5 November 2008

1,326 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 November 2008. Highest significance: Moorcroft 3S, US.

Key Facts for 5 November 2008

On 5 November 2008, 1,326 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
908 were record highs and 179 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 103 monthly and 1,223 daily.
Moorcroft 3S set a monthly record daily precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 5 November 2008.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

1,326 stations

1,326 station records on 5 November 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 November 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Changsha	China	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jamestown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lastovo	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Golden Valley 9S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tengchong	China	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Phitsanulok/Sarit	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Hatteras - Billy Mitchell	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manteo AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Portage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lynxville Dam 9	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lukachukai	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hanzhong	China	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zavizan	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gail	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,326 records

Records set or tied on 5 November 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 319, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 589, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 5 November 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	319
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	589
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 5 November 2008 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 103, daily 1,223.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,027 broken records

Margins by which the 1,027 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 November 2008

Top 20 records on 5 November 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 November 2008	Moorcroft 3S, US	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	98 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 November 2008	Moorcroft 3S, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	97 years	77 of 100 (Major)
5 November 2008	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	112 years	73 of 100 (Major)
5 November 2008	Changsha, CN	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 November 2008	Jamestown Muni AP, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 November 2008	Edmore 4NW, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 November 2008	Intl Falls Intl AP, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2008	Lastovo, HR	daily rain	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2008	Golden Valley 9S, US	monthly rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2008	Cooperstown, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2008	Tengchong, CN	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2008	Primghar, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	112 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2008	Williston Exp Farm, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2008	Phitsanulok/Sarit, TH	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2008	Geneva, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	102 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2008	Alexandria, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2008	Cape Hatteras - Billy Mitchell, US	daily rain	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	121.5 mm (4.8 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2008	Elk, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	109 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2008	Vermillion 2 SE, US	monthly high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2008	Manteo AP, US	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 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

1801 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2008. 2008 had 1,326 records.

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

Records on 11-05 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1806	1
1834	1
1835	2
1842	1
1845	1
1848	2
1851	1
1857	1
1858	4
1862	3
1863	1
1867	1
1868	2
1872	1
1873	2
1877	2
1878	3
1880	2
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1889	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1896	6
1897	1
1898	2
1899	11
1900	4
1901	6
1902	3
1903	8
1904	6
1905	9
1906	16
1907	5
1908	17
1909	9
1910	62
1911	21
1912	55
1913	22
1914	29
1915	18
1916	69
1917	36
1918	32
1919	82
1920	72
1921	221
1922	88
1923	230
1924	301
1925	138
1926	122
1927	248
1928	128
1929	86
1930	162
1931	298
1932	316
1933	706
1934	479
1935	1,196
1936	453
1937	186
1938	720
1939	485
1940	239
1941	604
1942	446
1943	224
1944	357
1945	503
1946	615
1947	408
1948	1,330
1949	572
1950	610
1951	1,815
1952	404
1953	599
1954	611
1955	416
1956	820
1957	452
1958	171
1959	1,516
1960	254
1961	660
1962	343
1963	278
1964	317
1965	424
1966	580
1967	755
1968	298
1969	745
1970	639
1971	384
1972	480
1973	1,622
1974	423
1975	1,499
1976	835
1977	902
1978	799
1979	504
1980	1,033
1981	538
1982	991
1983	980
1984	528
1985	1,249
1986	693
1987	895
1988	1,275
1989	596
1990	1,286
1991	3,388
1992	1,316
1993	770
1994	1,864
1995	1,399
1996	1,380
1997	676
1998	792
1999	872
2000	1,108
2001	758
2002	1,303
2003	2,232
2004	909
2005	1,114
2006	1,258
2007	566
2008	1,326
2009	606
2010	1,454
2011	984
2012	812
2013	594
2014	510
2015	1,659
2016	755
2017	972
2018	426
2019	420
2020	1,419
2021	439
2022	1,029
2023	758
2024	1,118
2025	862

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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 100	1,021
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1