Weather Records on 18 November 1938

328 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 1938. Highest significance: Lynnville 4 SSW, US.

Key Facts for 18 November 1938

On 18 November 1938, 328 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
161 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 308 daily.
Lynnville 4 SSW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 129.0 mm (5.1 in) on 18 November 1938.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

328 stations

328 station records on 18 November 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vickery 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Elmwood Av	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Farmersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cincinnati Sus Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moores Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Ohio St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pauta Amaria	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

328 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 18 November 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 November 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 308.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

260 broken records

Margins by which the 260 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 1938

Top 20 records on 18 November 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 1938	Lynnville 4 SSW, US	monthly rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1938	Norwalk Wwtp, US	monthly rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1938	Shelbyville Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1938	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1938	1 WSW Princeton, US	monthly rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1938	Salamonia, US	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1938	Oberlin, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1938	Delaware, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1938	Kenton, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1938	Chippewa Lake, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1938	Marion, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1938	Cambridge City 3 N, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1938	Richmond Wtr Wks, US	monthly rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1938	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1938	Richmond, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1938	Fort Vermilion Cda, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1938	Washington 1 W, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1938	Buffalo, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1938	Vickery 2 NW, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1938	Palestine, US	monthly rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	31 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1938. 1938 had 328 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	202
10 to 20	31
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1