Weather Records on 21 November 2008

1,079 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 2008. Highest significance: Nornalup, AU.

Key Facts for 21 November 2008

On 21 November 2008, 1,079 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
167 were record highs and 426 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 1,033 daily.
Nornalup set a monthly record daily precipitation of 94.6 mm (3.7 in) on 21 November 2008.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,079 stations

1,079 station records on 21 November 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 November 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nornalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Arundel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.6 mm (4.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Barrett Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Chamingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Little Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Chillinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sinnemahoning	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kimberley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tamar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mitt. Narsarsuaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mettler	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walpole Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wellstead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Windrush	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wereroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Denbarker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaru	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nagold	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	94.3 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Congee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frankland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yungaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beach	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stevenson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tlaquepaque	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Herwen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iaeger 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Summersville Lake	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,079 records

Records set or tied on 21 November 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 213, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 213, Heaviest daily rainfall 257, Heaviest daily snowfall 128, Deepest snow cover 101.

Records on 21 November 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	213
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	213
Heaviest daily rainfall	257
Heaviest daily snowfall	128
Deepest snow cover	101

Records on 21 November 2008 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 44, daily 1,033.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

823 broken records

Margins by which the 823 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 November 2008

Top 20 records on 21 November 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 2008	Nornalup, AU	monthly rain	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
21 November 2008	Arundel, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	94 years	77 of 100 (Major)
21 November 2008	King River, AU	monthly rain	109.6 mm (4.3 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	74 of 100 (Major)
21 November 2008	Albany, AU	all-time rain	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	87 years	73 of 100 (Major)
21 November 2008	Woodburn, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
21 November 2008	Denmark, AU	monthly rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 November 2008	Barrett Meadows, AU	monthly rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 November 2008	Chamingup, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	94 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 November 2008	Little Grove, AU	all-time rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 November 2008	Chillinup, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	94 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 November 2008	Sinnemahoning, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 November 2008	Westbourne, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	94 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 November 2008	Kimberley, AU	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2008	Tamar, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2008	Bingara Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2008	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	11.6 cm (4.6 in)	71 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2008	Manistique Wwtp, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2008	Renovo, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	111 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2008	W Chester 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	114 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2008	Mitt. Narsarsuaq, GL	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	53 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 1,079 records.

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

Records on 11-21 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1816	2
1821	2
1829	1
1835	1
1839	1
1844	1
1847	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	4
1866	1
1868	1
1870	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1876	2
1879	4
1880	4
1881	1
1882	1
1883	3
1887	3
1889	1
1890	7
1893	1
1894	4
1896	1
1897	4
1898	3
1899	4
1900	7
1901	5
1902	7
1903	5
1904	9
1905	3
1906	14
1907	7
1908	9
1909	18
1910	23
1911	19
1912	14
1913	79
1914	51
1915	21
1916	66
1917	248
1918	12
1919	22
1920	36
1921	96
1922	42
1923	27
1924	104
1925	73
1926	420
1927	108
1928	109
1929	467
1930	243
1931	682
1932	162
1933	381
1934	578
1935	62
1936	192
1937	1,309
1938	119
1939	303
1940	337
1941	329
1942	662
1943	212
1944	250
1945	308
1946	604
1947	540
1948	414
1949	588
1950	904
1951	605
1952	424
1953	408
1954	927
1955	419
1956	624
1957	442
1958	407
1959	460
1960	691
1961	738
1962	524
1963	601
1964	1,014
1965	448
1966	589
1967	336
1968	358
1969	611
1970	400
1971	514
1972	735
1973	1,100
1974	809
1975	548
1976	315
1977	1,313
1978	1,034
1979	1,409
1980	805
1981	939
1982	807
1983	1,066
1984	525
1985	1,808
1986	815
1987	949
1988	928
1989	797
1990	1,337
1991	944
1992	1,375
1993	1,413
1994	1,179
1995	1,084
1996	1,882
1997	449
1998	1,312
1999	920
2000	1,191
2001	811
2002	847
2003	1,007
2004	873
2005	491
2006	1,181
2007	936
2008	1,079
2009	1,131
2010	894
2011	944
2012	792
2013	543
2014	815
2015	785
2016	1,000
2017	687
2018	391
2019	653
2020	421
2021	296
2022	824
2023	584
2024	519
2025	745

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	800
100 to 200	22
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1