Weather Records on 8 November 1992

804 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 1992. Highest significance: Odendaalsrus, ZA.

Key Facts for 8 November 1992

On 8 November 1992, 804 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 395 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 791 daily.
Odendaalsrus set a daily record precipitation of 60.0 mm (2.4 in) on 8 November 1992.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

804 stations

804 station records on 8 November 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sargents	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nanning	China	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Klaarstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Summit 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hankinson	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Jeronimito	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cavalinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brandfort (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huamantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein"Potfontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beerlaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kafferrivier (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morgenrood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nazareth House Farm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weltevrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bryant	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olivine	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wishek	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Haven Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
High Landing 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Speddingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pustunich	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stinkhoutboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Swartkoppies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caninde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis de la Paz	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trompsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

804 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 256, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 139, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 65.

Records on 8 November 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	256
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	139
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	65

Records on 8 November 1992 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 791.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

623 broken records

Margins by which the 623 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 1992

Top 20 records on 8 November 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 1992	Odendaalsrus, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1992	Sargents, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1992	Nanning, CN	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1992	Klaarstroom (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1992	Summit 1 W, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1992	Hankinson, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1992	Twyfelspoort, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1992	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1992	Oatlands, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1992	San Jeronimito, MX	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1992	Lowville, US	daily low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1992	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1992	Cavalinho, BR	daily rain	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1992	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1992	Brandfort (Mag), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1992	Senekal (Agr), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1992	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	82 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1992	Hawkinsville, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	89 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1992	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	97 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1992	Huamantla, MX	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	37 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 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1992. 1992 had 804 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	593
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2