Weather Records on 8 November 2020

2,160 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 2020. Highest significance: Lamar Rs, US.

Key Facts for 8 November 2020

On 8 November 2020, 2,160 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,228 were record highs and 596 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 142 monthly and 2,014 daily.
Lamar Rs set a daily record precipitation of 26.7 mm (1.1 in) on 8 November 2020.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 8 November 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lamar Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Partoun	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Yerington	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Yerington	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kenai AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Minden	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Shelby	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Topaz Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tower Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Minchumina	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Springdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Turner 11N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Reno AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 12 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St Marie	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Malta 7 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cohagen	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,160 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 627, Lowest daily maximum 420, Highest daily minimum 601, Lowest daily minimum 176, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 119, Deepest snow cover 68.

Records on 8 November 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	627
Lowest daily maximum	420
Highest daily minimum	601
Lowest daily minimum	176
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	119
Deepest snow cover	68

Records on 8 November 2020 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 142, daily 2,014.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,788 broken records

Margins by which the 1,788 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 2020

Top 20 records on 8 November 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 2020	Lamar Rs, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	77 of 100 (Major)
8 November 2020	Partoun, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	115 years	75 of 100 (Major)
8 November 2020	Yerington, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	100 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 November 2020	Yerington, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	97 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 November 2020	Winnemucca AP, US	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	126 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 November 2020	Kenai AP, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 November 2020	Minden, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 November 2020	Shelby, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 November 2020	Topaz Lake, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 November 2020	Winnemucca AP, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	140 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 November 2020	Tower Falls, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 November 2020	Pleystowe Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	33 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2020	Joplin, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	83 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2020	Minchumina, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2020	Skagway, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	101 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2020	Carson City, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	126 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2020	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	73 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2020	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 2020	Orovada 3 W, US	daily snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	108 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 2020	Bredette, US	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2020. 2020 had 2,160 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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Data for records on 2020-11-08: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	1,715
50 to 100	45
100 to 150	19
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1