Weather Records on 22 November 2008

1,345 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 November 2008. Highest significance: Exmouth Gulf, AU.

Key Facts for 22 November 2008

On 22 November 2008, 1,345 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
223 were record highs and 773 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 1,298 daily.
Exmouth Gulf set a daily record precipitation of 46.8 mm (1.8 in) on 22 November 2008.
Across 154 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,345 stations

1,345 station records on 22 November 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 November 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Exmouth Gulf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Emu Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Ningaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Neds Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sandstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
East Sale Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Winning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Learmonth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Clere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Prenti Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 5 775	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Doolgunna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lorna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pirlangimpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koloko Rsvr 1137	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto San Carlos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Florrie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sinnemahoning	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milgun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Vernon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin River Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grossenkneten	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stevenson Dam	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Acatzingo de Hidalgo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rahden-Varl	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beretania Pump STN 705	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sokode	Togo	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,345 records

Records set or tied on 22 November 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 440, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 333, Heaviest daily rainfall 181, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 125.

Records on 22 November 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	440
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	333
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	125

Records on 22 November 2008 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 47, daily 1,298.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

993 broken records

Margins by which the 993 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

22 November 2008

Top 20 records on 22 November 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 November 2008	Exmouth Gulf, AU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	93 years	76 of 100 (Major)
22 November 2008	Emu Creek Station, AU	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	73 of 100 (Major)
22 November 2008	Ningaloo, AU	monthly rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 November 2008	Neds Creek, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 November 2008	Sandstone, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 November 2008	Coodardy, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2008	East Sale Comparison, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2008	Winning, AU	monthly rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2008	Learmonth Airport, AU	monthly rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2008	Mount Clere, AU	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2008	Montague 4 NW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	99 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2008	Prenti Downs, AU	monthly rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2008	Montague 4 NW, US	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	99 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2008	Nuuanu Rsch 5 775, US	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	3 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2008	Hiram, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2008	Bison, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2008	Doolgunna, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2008	Lorna Glen, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2008	Pirlangimpi, AU	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2008	Hiram, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 years	46 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

1816 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 2008. 2008 had 1,345 records.

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

Records on 11-22 in each year
Year	Records
1816	2
1821	1
1829	1
1831	1
1835	1
1843	1
1845	3
1855	1
1857	1
1858	6
1861	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	4
1878	4
1879	2
1880	6
1882	2
1883	4
1884	1
1888	3
1890	6
1891	2
1893	1
1894	1
1896	3
1897	6
1898	9
1899	1
1900	7
1901	2
1902	5
1903	4
1904	16
1905	8
1906	25
1907	23
1908	30
1909	29
1910	11
1911	29
1912	9
1913	74
1914	28
1915	16
1916	206
1917	331
1918	12
1919	36
1920	30
1921	36
1922	89
1923	68
1924	196
1925	29
1926	292
1927	136
1928	128
1929	759
1930	269
1931	873
1932	221
1933	269
1934	596
1935	120
1936	159
1937	939
1938	167
1939	244
1940	413
1941	356
1942	707
1943	313
1944	178
1945	433
1946	448
1947	616
1948	490
1949	907
1950	641
1951	263
1952	469
1953	548
1954	476
1955	540
1956	423
1957	469
1958	496
1959	414
1960	384
1961	737
1962	462
1963	966
1964	1,087
1965	559
1966	789
1967	448
1968	385
1969	478
1970	717
1971	602
1972	704
1973	556
1974	597
1975	392
1976	390
1977	1,043
1978	896
1979	1,017
1980	699
1981	850
1982	783
1983	1,215
1984	1,196
1985	2,318
1986	459
1987	906
1988	1,272
1989	937
1990	964
1991	1,109
1992	1,513
1993	1,046
1994	827
1995	869
1996	1,829
1997	694
1998	1,497
1999	1,096
2000	1,291
2001	746
2002	1,190
2003	1,329
2004	1,035
2005	667
2006	1,337
2007	955
2008	1,345
2009	1,188
2010	1,341
2011	1,047
2012	962
2013	925
2014	614
2015	848
2016	801
2017	1,334
2018	691
2019	409
2020	414
2021	543
2022	333
2023	576
2024	843
2025	537

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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 100	981
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1