Weather Records on 6 November 2008

1,266 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 November 2008. Highest significance: Newell, US.

Key Facts for 6 November 2008

On 6 November 2008, 1,266 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
599 were record highs and 224 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 86 monthly and 1,178 daily.
Newell set an all-time record daily snowfall of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 6 November 2008.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

1,266 stations

1,266 station records on 6 November 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 November 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newell	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Bison	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Carson	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Lead	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Zap	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hallock	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Velva	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Zhijiang	China	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Watauga S Dak 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	114.6 cm (45.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Porcupine 11 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Amidon	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Halliday	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Perkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Martin	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pretty Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Red Owl	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Whidbey Island NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bijie	China	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kelliher	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mannford 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zunyi	China	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lukachukai	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ankeny	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Changde	China	Record daily precipitation	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Noire	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Guiyang	China	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,266 records

Records set or tied on 6 November 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 249, Lowest daily maximum 118, Highest daily minimum 350, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 337, Heaviest daily snowfall 71, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 6 November 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	249
Lowest daily maximum	118
Highest daily minimum	350
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	337
Heaviest daily snowfall	71
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 6 November 2008 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 86, daily 1,178.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,019 broken records

Margins by which the 1,019 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 685.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 November 2008

Top 20 records on 6 November 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 November 2008	Newell, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	71 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 November 2008	Gordon 6N, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
6 November 2008	Bison, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 years	78 of 100 (Major)
6 November 2008	Carson, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	76 of 100 (Major)
6 November 2008	Minot Exp STN, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	90 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 November 2008	Lead, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 November 2008	Zap, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	94 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 November 2008	Ft Meade, US	monthly snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 November 2008	Redig 11 NE, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 November 2008	Hallock, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 November 2008	Redig 11 NE, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 November 2008	Velva, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 November 2008	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	112 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 November 2008	Zhijiang, CN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 November 2008	Watauga S Dak 8 N, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 November 2008	Lead, US	monthly snowfall	114.6 cm (45.1 in)	33.6 cm (13.2 in)	8 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 November 2008	Porcupine 11 N, US	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 November 2008	Amidon, US	monthly rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 November 2008	Halliday, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 November 2008	Perkins, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	62 years	59 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

1793 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2008. 2008 had 1,266 records.

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

Records on 11-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	1
1812	1
1819	1
1828	2
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1842	3
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1856	2
1858	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	3
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	4
1904	6
1905	15
1906	13
1907	13
1908	21
1909	7
1910	52
1911	27
1912	53
1913	20
1914	36
1915	20
1916	127
1917	30
1918	40
1919	60
1920	53
1921	98
1922	84
1923	119
1924	737
1925	139
1926	123
1927	405
1928	86
1929	89
1930	439
1931	284
1932	307
1933	661
1934	626
1935	527
1936	356
1937	124
1938	1,098
1939	390
1940	201
1941	512
1942	373
1943	238
1944	459
1945	498
1946	682
1947	405
1948	1,219
1949	517
1950	314
1951	1,832
1952	193
1953	1,218
1954	442
1955	311
1956	431
1957	359
1958	227
1959	1,800
1960	388
1961	480
1962	343
1963	493
1964	259
1965	272
1966	548
1967	889
1968	463
1969	756
1970	407
1971	789
1972	387
1973	1,110
1974	355
1975	1,381
1976	653
1977	966
1978	762
1979	581
1980	1,353
1981	673
1982	698
1983	650
1984	536
1985	664
1986	810
1987	806
1988	1,010
1989	1,048
1990	1,240
1991	2,360
1992	1,450
1993	965
1994	1,368
1995	1,464
1996	1,720
1997	849
1998	752
1999	1,367
2000	1,575
2001	879
2002	1,220
2003	2,143
2004	828
2005	1,176
2006	1,397
2007	591
2008	1,266
2009	916
2010	1,349
2011	1,046
2012	894
2013	871
2014	453
2015	1,664
2016	838
2017	1,069
2018	633
2019	561
2020	1,351
2021	456
2022	907
2023	719
2024	1,239
2025	502

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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	996
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1