Weather Records on 8 November 2018

552 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 2018. Highest significance: Kerki, TM.

Key Facts for 8 November 2018

On 8 November 2018, 552 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
164 were record highs and 200 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 548 daily.
Kerki set a monthly record daily precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 8 November 2018.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

552 stations

552 station records on 8 November 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kerki	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Trenton Dam 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Palisade	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Beaumont Rsch Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cartersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Painesville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook 17 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boatman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mudanjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hokitika Aerodrome	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow 14 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canaday Steam Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Xilin Hot	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eustis 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook 17 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Dam 1N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Garze	China	Record low minimum temperature	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

552 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 132, Heaviest daily rainfall 106, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 8 November 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	132
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 8 November 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 548.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

452 broken records

Margins by which the 452 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 2018

Top 20 records on 8 November 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 2018	Kerki, TM	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	77 of 100 (Major)
8 November 2018	Trenton Dam 1N, US	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	99 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 November 2018	Palisade, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	108 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 November 2018	Beaumont Rsch Ctr, US	daily rain	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 November 2018	Culbertson, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 November 2018	Holdrege, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 November 2018	Elwood 8 S, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 November 2018	Cartersville, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2018	Painesville 4 NW, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2018	Abilene, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	124 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2018	Stevensville, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2018	Mc Cook 17 NNW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2018	Beaver City, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	92 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2018	Cambridge, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	115 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2018	Boatman Station, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2018	Billings Wtp, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2018	Alta 1 NNW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	107 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2018	Concordia ASOS, US	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2018	Hayes Center 1NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2018	Minden, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	49 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2018. 2018 had 552 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 25	387
25 to 50	30
50 to 75	12
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	5
175 to 200	2