Weather Records on 18 November 1936

362 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 1936. Highest significance: Chatham, CA.

Key Facts for 18 November 1936

On 18 November 1936, 362 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 355 daily.
Chatham set a daily record low maximum temperature of -11.1 C (12.0 F) on 18 November 1936.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

362 stations

362 station records on 18 November 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nandura	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Khamgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barpukhuri	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Igatpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roomal	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nevasa	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shrigonda	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mangrulpir	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nasik	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chikhalda Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roha	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amguri	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uthamapalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charduar	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Murbad	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vadgaon (Maval)	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Badnera	India	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dharni	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kareekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Axel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkeriya	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

362 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 18 November 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 November 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 355.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

307 broken records

Margins by which the 307 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 1936

Top 20 records on 18 November 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 1936	Chatham, CA	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1936	Nandura, IN	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1936	Khamgaon, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1936	Barpukhuri, IN	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1936	Igatpuri, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1936	Saint John, CA	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1936	Setlagodi (Pol), ZA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1936	Bella Coola, CA	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1936	Anticosti SW Point, CA	monthly low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1936	Roomal, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1936	Boksburg (Mun), ZA	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1936	Quatsino, CA	monthly high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1936	Quebec, CA	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1936	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1936	Nevasa, IN	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1936	Haenertsburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1936	Shrigonda, IN	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1936	Mangrulpir, IN	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1936	Nasik, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1936	Redding Fire STN 2, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	10 years	30 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1936. 1936 had 362 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 10	252
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1