Weather Records on 7 November 2008

875 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 November 2008. Highest significance: Butte 5SE, US.

Key Facts for 7 November 2008

On 7 November 2008, 875 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
407 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 836 daily.
Butte 5SE set an all-time record daily snowfall of 66.0 cm (26.0 in) on 7 November 2008.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

875 stations

875 station records on 7 November 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 November 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Willow City	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jian	China	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fessenden	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Velva	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Guilin	China	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kettle Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Longvalley	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Courtenay 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shields	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berrigan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Providencia	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto San Carlos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adjuntas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Watersmeet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cavalier 7NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

875 records

Records set or tied on 7 November 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 191, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 216, Lowest daily minimum 116, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 65, Deepest snow cover 52.

Records on 7 November 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	191
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	216
Lowest daily minimum	116
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	65
Deepest snow cover	52

Records on 7 November 2008 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 38, daily 836.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

688 broken records

Margins by which the 688 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 November 2008

Top 20 records on 7 November 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 November 2008	Butte 5SE, US	all-time snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	75 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
7 November 2008	Willow City, US	monthly rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
7 November 2008	Towner 2 NE, US	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	86 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 November 2008	Willow City, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	81 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 November 2008	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	97 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 November 2008	Hutchinson 1 N, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 November 2008	Jian, CN	monthly rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 November 2008	Fessenden, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 November 2008	Pratten, AU	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 2008	Canby, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 2008	Velva, US	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 2008	Clear Lake, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 2008	Arlington 1 W, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 2008	Centralia, US	monthly high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	99 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 2008	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 2008	Guilin, CN	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 2008	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 2008	Castlewood, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	112 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 2008	Cedar Butte, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 2008	Edmore 4NW, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	8 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2008. 2008 had 875 records.

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

Records on 11-07 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1834	1
1835	1
1842	1
1845	2
1847	1
1851	1
1852	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	3
1864	3
1868	2
1871	1
1873	1
1876	1
1878	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	5
1891	3
1893	4
1894	1
1895	9
1896	2
1899	14
1900	3
1901	2
1902	9
1903	16
1904	4
1905	4
1906	14
1907	12
1908	18
1909	11
1910	44
1911	19
1912	68
1913	25
1914	35
1915	26
1916	94
1917	34
1918	41
1919	59
1920	18
1921	112
1922	72
1923	90
1924	858
1925	438
1926	79
1927	398
1928	104
1929	104
1930	476
1931	500
1932	320
1933	449
1934	714
1935	302
1936	649
1937	209
1938	1,381
1939	214
1940	198
1941	344
1942	467
1943	550
1944	612
1945	846
1946	471
1947	313
1948	516
1949	554
1950	212
1951	1,356
1952	249
1953	1,170
1954	297
1955	487
1956	295
1957	314
1958	206
1959	1,315
1960	374
1961	347
1962	337
1963	694
1964	277
1965	241
1966	657
1967	780
1968	534
1969	624
1970	483
1971	1,487
1972	565
1973	912
1974	511
1975	1,233
1976	493
1977	1,030
1978	622
1979	513
1980	1,522
1981	616
1982	482
1983	835
1984	460
1985	489
1986	1,198
1987	760
1988	746
1989	980
1990	1,501
1991	3,082
1992	1,084
1993	1,211
1994	910
1995	1,165
1996	2,102
1997	1,053
1998	921
1999	1,535
2000	2,129
2001	1,024
2002	711
2003	1,424
2004	766
2005	1,443
2006	1,556
2007	557
2008	875
2009	798
2010	1,271
2011	1,039
2012	852
2013	809
2014	368
2015	1,676
2016	1,048
2017	848
2018	514
2019	594
2020	1,508
2021	490
2022	1,293
2023	684
2024	1,293
2025	319

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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	637
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1