Weather Records on 8 November 1986

1,702 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 1986. Highest significance: Walhalla 1 SW, US.

Key Facts for 8 November 1986

On 8 November 1986, 1,702 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
596 were record highs and 248 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 125 monthly and 1,572 daily.
Walhalla 1 SW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 8 November 1986.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

1,702 stations

1,702 station records on 8 November 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Walhalla 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Sharon	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Echo Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mc Ville	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Morgan	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mnt Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mala	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Porjus	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cavalier 7NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stamps	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Underwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Todd River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Courtenay 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Killdeer 8 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pettibone	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
London Corbin AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maddock	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bismarck	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burkesville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Park River	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Muscle Shoals AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Storberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,702 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 284, Lowest daily maximum 189, Highest daily minimum 312, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 547, Heaviest daily snowfall 147, Deepest snow cover 164.

Records on 8 November 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	284
Lowest daily maximum	189
Highest daily minimum	312
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	547
Heaviest daily snowfall	147
Deepest snow cover	164

Records on 8 November 1986 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 125, daily 1,572.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,395 broken records

Margins by which the 1,395 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 1986

Top 20 records on 8 November 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 1986	Walhalla 1 SW, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 November 1986	Sharon, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	73 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1986	Steele 4N, US	monthly snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	90 years	73 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1986	Ft Yates 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1986	Echo Dam, US	all-time snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	29 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1986	Morgan, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1986	New Salem 5NW, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1986	Foxholm 7 N, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1986	Richardton Abbey, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1986	Mc Ville, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	43 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1986	Morgan, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1986	Lindsay, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	71 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1986	Mayville, US	monthly rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	90 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1986	Mnt Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1986	Rock Rapids, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1986	Dillingham FAA AP, US	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1986	Mala, SE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1986	Porjus, SE	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1986	Foxholm 7 N, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1986	Minot Intl AP, US	monthly rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	55 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1986. 1986 had 1,702 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 50	1,228
50 to 100	88
100 to 150	42
150 to 200	24
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	5
300 to 350	1