Weather Records on 18 November 1934

574 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 1934. Highest significance: Reitz 36, ZA.

Key Facts for 18 November 1934

On 18 November 1934, 574 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
315 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 568 daily.
Reitz 36 set a daily record precipitation of 68.1 mm (2.7 in) on 18 November 1934.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

574 stations

574 station records on 18 November 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Reitz 36	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Millerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lenox	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elsenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Touws River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Reno	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

574 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 260, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 235, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 18 November 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	260
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 18 November 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 568.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

503 broken records

Margins by which the 503 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 1934

Top 20 records on 18 November 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 1934	Reitz 36, ZA	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1934	Mt Ayr, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1934	Saint Paul, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1934	Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1934	Rosewood, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1934	Millerton, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1934	Belle Plaine, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1934	Conception, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1934	Vacaville, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1934	Albia 3 NNE, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1934	Knoxville, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1934	Grant City, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1934	Albion, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1934	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1934	Oskaloosa, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1934	Wamego 4 W, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1934	Mt Carroll, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1934	Estherville 4E, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1934	Oregon, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1934	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	32 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1934. 1934 had 574 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 November 1934
Margin	Records
0 to 10	409
10 to 20	56
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	8