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Weather Records on 18 November 1908

10 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 1908. Highest significance: Tartu, EE.

Key Facts for 18 November 1908

  • On 18 November 1908, 10 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 10 daily.
  • Tartu set a daily record precipitation of 14.5 mm (0.6 in) on 18 November 1908.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

10 stations
Weather records on 18 November 1908 10 station records on 18 November 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
10 station records on 18 November 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 18 November 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
TartuEstoniaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord daily precipitation20.7 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord daily precipitation12.1 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TallinnEstoniaRecord daily precipitation8.7 mm (0.34 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily snowfall3.8 cm (1.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.0 mm (0.35 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord daily precipitation8.7 mm (0.34 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

10 records
Records on 18 November 1908 by type Records set or tied on 18 November 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 02468Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 18 November 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 18 November 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 18 November 1908 by timescale Records on 18 November 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 10all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 18 November 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10.
Records on 18 November 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily10

How Much Records Were Beaten By

9 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 November 1908 Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.0. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 2: 42 to 4: 24 to 6: 16 to 8: 08 to 10: 110 to 12: 012 to 14: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 November 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 24
2 to 42
4 to 61
6 to 80
8 to 101
10 to 120
12 to 141

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 1908
Top 10 records on 18 November 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
18 November 1908Tartu, EEdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)8.3 mm (0.33 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1908Vanersborg, SEdaily rain20.7 mm (0.8 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)47 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1908Nordby (Fano), DKdaily rain12.1 mm (0.5 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1908Tallinn, EEdaily rain8.7 mm (0.34 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1908Lakefield, CAdaily snowfall3.8 cm (1.5 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1908Tranebjerg, DKdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)1.9 mm (0.07 in)27 years15 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1908Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEdaily rain9.0 mm (0.35 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1908Skara 1, SEdaily rain8.7 mm (0.34 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1908Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low max20.0 C (68.0 F)3.1 C (5.6 F)2 years9 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1908Dubuque River, USdaily high max (Tie)17.2 C (63.0 F)tie11 years1 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

1793 to 1908
Records on 11-18 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 10 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 21795: 21805: 11816: 11823: 11827: 11829: 21835: 21838: 11840: 11845: 11846: 11847: 11852: 11856: 21865: 11869: 11873: 11875: 21878: 11879: 11880: 51881: 21882: 11883: 11884: 11885: 31887: 31888: 21889: 31890: 31891: 31892: 21893: 51894: 31895: 21896: 51897: 71898: 21899: 41900: 161901: 41902: 121903: 131904: 191905: 121906: 241907: 151908: 101909: 141910: 71911: 411912: 811913: 571914: 771915: 221916: 301917: 331918: 611919: 711920: 271921: 1091922: 361923: 961924: 1911925: 2541926: 2701927: 3101928: 3191929: 3551930: 4711931: 3251932: 3471933: 3101934: 5741935: 1051936: 3621937: 4321938: 3281939: 1951940: 2411941: 9591942: 5751943: 4901944: 2651945: 2601946: 7071947: 3681948: 3631949: 4621950: 4161951: 9811952: 4791953: 7311954: 3391955: 7091956: 2691957: 1,0551958: 1,2191959: 1,1651960: 5071961: 7141962: 4881963: 5631964: 9861965: 4521966: 2731967: 4191968: 5021969: 5401970: 2961971: 6661972: 4781973: 5821974: 6431975: 5201976: 6051977: 6261978: 9601979: 4491980: 1,7711981: 7891982: 5591983: 6011984: 6121985: 1,5311986: 1,3341987: 6601988: 4161989: 1,2611990: 5341991: 7191992: 7641993: 8801994: 1,1031995: 1,6831996: 1,2891997: 1,0491998: 1,0161999: 8532000: 1,6212001: 1,1162002: 8482003: 1,2272004: 1,1692005: 7732006: 7552007: 9632008: 1,3462009: 8022010: 6682011: 6882012: 5202013: 6832014: 2,5302015: 1,7332016: 1,1572017: 6322018: 6432019: 7862020: 1,6192021: 2672022: 1,2852023: 5362024: 5762025: 5761793187318941911192819451962197919962013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 10 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 11-18 in each year
YearRecords
17932
17952
18051
18161
18231
18271
18292
18352
18381
18401
18451
18461
18471
18521
18562
18651
18691
18731
18752
18781
18791
18805
18812
18821
18831
18841
18853
18873
18882
18893
18903
18913
18922
18935
18943
18952
18965
18977
18982
18994
190016
19014
190212
190313
190419
190512
190624
190715
190810
190914
19107
191141
191281
191357
191477
191522
191630
191733
191861
191971
192027
1921109
192236
192396
1924191
1925254
1926270
1927310
1928319
1929355
1930471
1931325
1932347
1933310
1934574
1935105
1936362
1937432
1938328
1939195
1940241
1941959
1942575
1943490
1944265
1945260
1946707
1947368
1948363
1949462
1950416
1951981
1952479
1953731
1954339
1955709
1956269
19571,055
19581,219
19591,165
1960507
1961714
1962488
1963563
1964986
1965452
1966273
1967419
1968502
1969540
1970296
1971666
1972478
1973582
1974643
1975520
1976605
1977626
1978960
1979449
19801,771
1981789
1982559
1983601
1984612
19851,531
19861,334
1987660
1988416
19891,261
1990534
1991719
1992764
1993880
19941,103
19951,683
19961,289
19971,049
19981,016
1999853
20001,621
20011,116
2002848
20031,227
20041,169
2005773
2006755
2007963
20081,346
2009802
2010668
2011688
2012520
2013683
20142,530
20151,733
20161,157
2017632
2018643
2019786
20201,619
2021267
20221,285
2023536
2024576
2025576

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).