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Weather Records on 4 November 1918

14 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 November 1918. Highest significance: Armagh, GB.

Key Facts for 4 November 1918

  • On 4 November 1918, 14 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 14 daily.
  • Armagh set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 4 November 1918.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

14 stations
Weather records on 4 November 1918 14 station records on 4 November 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
14 station records on 4 November 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 November 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Malin HeadIrelandRecord daily precipitation14.6 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall0.5 cm (0.2 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Belle IsleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-9.4 C (15.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord high maximum temperature19.5 C (67.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord daily snowfall1.5 cm (0.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
NorthfieldUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord daily precipitation1.5 mm (0.06 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

14 records
Records on 4 November 1918 by type Records set or tied on 4 November 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 02468Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 November 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 4 November 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 4 November 1918 by timescale Records on 4 November 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 14all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 November 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14.
Records on 4 November 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily14

How Much Records Were Beaten By

12 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 November 1918 Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.4. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 2: 42 to 4: 34 to 6: 36 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 114 to 16: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 1414 to 16
Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 November 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 24
2 to 43
4 to 63
6 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 141
14 to 161

Top 20 by Significance

4 November 1918
Top 14 records on 4 November 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 November 1918Armagh, GBdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)14.4 mm (0.6 in)1 year36 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1918Malin Head, IEdaily rain14.6 mm (0.6 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1918Buffalo, USdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1918Concord, USdaily snowfall0.5 cm (0.2 in)0.5 cm (0.2 in)49 years19 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1918Oxford, GBdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)12 years16 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1918Belle Isle, CAdaily low min-9.4 C (15.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1918Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily low max11.1 C (52.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)1 year13 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1918Peterborough, CAdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)3 years10 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1918Zagreb-Gric, HRdaily high max19.5 C (67.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)18 years9 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1918Calgary Int'l A, CAdaily snowfall1.5 cm (0.6 in)1.2 cm (0.5 in)16 years8 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1918Magdeburg, DEdaily rain6.1 mm (0.24 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)5 years5 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1918Northfield, USdaily low max1.1 C (34.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)0 years4 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1918Haparanda, SEdaily high min (Tie)3.0 C (37.4 F)tie31 years3 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1918Calgary Int'l A, CAdaily rain (Tie)1.5 mm (0.06 in)tie12 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

1803 to 1918
Records on 11-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1918. 1918 had 14 records. 02,0004,0006,0001803: 11820: 11821: 21825: 11826: 11828: 11835: 11837: 11838: 11845: 11849: 11851: 21852: 11853: 11857: 11858: 61862: 31863: 11865: 11866: 11872: 11873: 11874: 11875: 11878: 11879: 21880: 21881: 41882: 11884: 11885: 31886: 11887: 41888: 11890: 31891: 11893: 41894: 41895: 71896: 31897: 11898: 41899: 121900: 11901: 61902: 81903: 211904: 71905: 91906: 141907: 341908: 131909: 141910: 431911: 251912: 321913: 191914: 281915: 121916: 761917: 391918: 141919: 721920: 701921: 711922: 1191923: 891924: 991925: 1971926: 1821927: 2871928: 2201929: 1751930: 1571931: 2481932: 4131933: 3371934: 5161935: 1,2191936: 1,0051937: 3261938: 7251939: 7521940: 3351941: 3151942: 3431943: 2481944: 3331945: 5061946: 7841947: 5831948: 7461949: 5981950: 6671951: 2,0371952: 3761953: 2191954: 5921955: 3541956: 8551957: 4011958: 2861959: 7571960: 2621961: 6691962: 4351963: 2441964: 5101965: 5371966: 1,0411967: 5991968: 3911969: 5161970: 5121971: 4341972: 6131973: 1,3931974: 6861975: 1,6541976: 5961977: 9811978: 1,1581979: 5591980: 9731981: 6451982: 1,0731983: 1,1161984: 4411985: 8441986: 5461987: 1,0491988: 1,2111989: 6631990: 1,2331991: 4,2651992: 1,2411993: 7351994: 1,8081995: 9911996: 1,2421997: 6111998: 7041999: 7962000: 7812001: 6392002: 1,3142003: 2,1772004: 8952005: 1,2122006: 1,3212007: 7472008: 1,0932009: 5112010: 1,1972011: 1,0002012: 8142013: 5412014: 5082015: 1,2492016: 7592017: 9322018: 3552019: 4492020: 1,4482021: 5452022: 9042023: 6672024: 9812025: 6151803186318901908192519421959197619932010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1918. 1918 had 14 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 11-04 in each year
YearRecords
18031
18201
18212
18251
18261
18281
18351
18371
18381
18451
18491
18512
18521
18531
18571
18586
18623
18631
18651
18661
18721
18731
18741
18751
18781
18792
18802
18814
18821
18841
18853
18861
18874
18881
18903
18911
18934
18944
18957
18963
18971
18984
189912
19001
19016
19028
190321
19047
19059
190614
190734
190813
190914
191043
191125
191232
191319
191428
191512
191676
191739
191814
191972
192070
192171
1922119
192389
192499
1925197
1926182
1927287
1928220
1929175
1930157
1931248
1932413
1933337
1934516
19351,219
19361,005
1937326
1938725
1939752
1940335
1941315
1942343
1943248
1944333
1945506
1946784
1947583
1948746
1949598
1950667
19512,037
1952376
1953219
1954592
1955354
1956855
1957401
1958286
1959757
1960262
1961669
1962435
1963244
1964510
1965537
19661,041
1967599
1968391
1969516
1970512
1971434
1972613
19731,393
1974686
19751,654
1976596
1977981
19781,158
1979559
1980973
1981645
19821,073
19831,116
1984441
1985844
1986546
19871,049
19881,211
1989663
19901,233
19914,265
19921,241
1993735
19941,808
1995991
19961,242
1997611
1998704
1999796
2000781
2001639
20021,314
20032,177
2004895
20051,212
20061,321
2007747
20081,093
2009511
20101,197
20111,000
2012814
2013541
2014508
20151,249
2016759
2017932
2018355
2019449
20201,448
2021545
2022904
2023667
2024981
2025615

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).