Weather Records on 16 November 1918

61 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1918. Highest significance: Escanaba, US.

Key Facts for 16 November 1918

On 16 November 1918, 61 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
45 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 61 daily.
Escanaba set a daily record high minimum temperature of 8.3 C (46.9 F) on 16 November 1918.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

61 stations

61 station records on 16 November 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

61 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 16.

Records on 16 November 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	16
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 November 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 61.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

55 broken records

Margins by which the 55 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 17.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 November 1918

Top 20 records on 16 November 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1918	Escanaba, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1918	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1918	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1918	Clydebank, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1918	Hamilton, CA	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1918	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1918	Isisford Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1918	Englesberg Village, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1918	Owen Sound, CA	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1918	Southampton, CA	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1918	Gravenhurst, CA	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	39 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1918	Brantford, CA	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	21 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1918	Houston Wb City, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1918	Green Bay, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	18 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1918	Moose Factory, CA	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	27 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1918	Port Stanley, CA	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1918	Camden 1, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1918	Port Arthur, CA	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	12 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1918	Stonecliffe, CA	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	25 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1918	Port Stanley, CA	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	33 years	15 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

1805 to 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1918. 1918 had 61 records.

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

Records on 11-16 in each year
Year	Records
1805	3
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	1
1854	1
1856	2
1858	4
1860	1
1867	1
1871	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	1
1883	4
1884	2
1885	1
1887	7
1891	2
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	7
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	2
1903	10
1904	3
1905	12
1906	13
1907	7
1908	19
1909	30
1910	14
1911	21
1912	52
1913	25
1914	42
1915	22
1916	185
1917	52
1918	61
1919	72
1920	310
1921	28
1922	24
1923	57
1924	37
1925	164
1926	376
1927	513
1928	534
1929	128
1930	539
1931	1,166
1932	678
1933	1,082
1934	237
1935	240
1936	366
1937	288
1938	178
1939	577
1940	533
1941	482
1942	520
1943	326
1944	247
1945	306
1946	434
1947	275
1948	351
1949	362
1950	569
1951	656
1952	962
1953	806
1954	357
1955	2,289
1956	405
1957	468
1958	1,151
1959	935
1960	308
1961	1,070
1962	264
1963	683
1964	872
1965	651
1966	634
1967	662
1968	454
1969	521
1970	646
1971	760
1972	484
1973	471
1974	383
1975	448
1976	814
1977	451
1978	679
1979	563
1980	902
1981	692
1982	485
1983	1,087
1984	348
1985	896
1986	657
1987	1,064
1988	1,125
1989	1,098
1990	970
1991	726
1992	527
1993	1,040
1994	614
1995	1,561
1996	1,406
1997	1,789
1998	675
1999	1,020
2000	1,153
2001	1,396
2002	974
2003	555
2004	599
2005	1,012
2006	1,563
2007	693
2008	715
2009	898
2010	1,030
2011	789
2012	328
2013	660
2014	1,923
2015	780
2016	986
2017	829
2018	1,384
2019	458
2020	641
2021	526
2022	600
2023	638
2024	506
2025	927

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 3	31
3 to 5	9
5 to 8	4
8 to 10	4
10 to 13	3
13 to 15	3
15 to 18	1