Weather Records on 18 November 1918

61 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 1918. Highest significance: Montreal McGill, CA.

Key Facts for 18 November 1918

On 18 November 1918, 61 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 59 daily.
Montreal McGill set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 18 November 1918.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

61 stations

61 station records on 18 November 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bordertown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Lock #4	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

61 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 21.

Records on 18 November 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	21
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 November 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 59.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

54 broken records

Margins by which the 54 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 1918

Top 20 records on 18 November 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 1918	Montreal McGill, CA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1918	Yarmouth, CA	monthly rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1918	Northfield, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1918	Cornwall, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1918	Concord, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	49 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1918	Burlington, US	monthly rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	23 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1918	Lucknow, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1918	Guelph Oac, CA	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1918	Lake Cochituate, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1918	Saint John, CA	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1918	Fergana, UZ	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1918	Southampton, CA	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1918	Alton, CA	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1918	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1918	Peterborough, CA	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	25 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1918	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	25 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1918	Barrie, CA	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	18 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1918	Beatrice, CA	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	18 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1918	Gravenhurst, CA	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	18 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1918	Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	16 years	16 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1918. 1918 had 61 records.

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

Records on 11-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1823	1
1827	1
1829	2
1835	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	1
1847	1
1852	1
1856	2
1865	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	5
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	2
1893	5
1894	3
1895	2
1896	5
1897	7
1898	2
1899	4
1900	16
1901	4
1902	12
1903	13
1904	19
1905	12
1906	24
1907	15
1908	10
1909	14
1910	7
1911	41
1912	81
1913	57
1914	77
1915	22
1916	30
1917	33
1918	61
1919	71
1920	27
1921	109
1922	36
1923	96
1924	191
1925	254
1926	270
1927	310
1928	319
1929	355
1930	471
1931	325
1932	347
1933	310
1934	574
1935	105
1936	362
1937	432
1938	328
1939	195
1940	241
1941	959
1942	575
1943	490
1944	265
1945	260
1946	707
1947	368
1948	363
1949	462
1950	416
1951	981
1952	479
1953	731
1954	339
1955	709
1956	269
1957	1,055
1958	1,219
1959	1,165
1960	507
1961	714
1962	488
1963	563
1964	986
1965	452
1966	273
1967	419
1968	502
1969	540
1970	296
1971	666
1972	478
1973	582
1974	643
1975	520
1976	605
1977	626
1978	960
1979	449
1980	1,771
1981	789
1982	559
1983	601
1984	612
1985	1,531
1986	1,334
1987	660
1988	416
1989	1,261
1990	534
1991	719
1992	764
1993	880
1994	1,103
1995	1,683
1996	1,289
1997	1,049
1998	1,016
1999	853
2000	1,621
2001	1,116
2002	848
2003	1,227
2004	1,169
2005	773
2006	755
2007	963
2008	1,346
2009	802
2010	668
2011	688
2012	520
2013	683
2014	2,530
2015	1,733
2016	1,157
2017	632
2018	646
2019	793
2020	1,618
2021	268
2022	1,287
2023	536
2024	576
2025	576

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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	22
3 to 5	16
5 to 8	7
8 to 10	3
10 to 13	1
13 to 15	2
15 to 18	2
18 to 20	1