Weather Records on 18 November 1942

575 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 1942. Highest significance: W Pt, US.

Key Facts for 18 November 1942

On 18 November 1942, 575 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
387 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 555 daily.
W Pt set a monthly record daily precipitation of 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 18 November 1942.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

575 stations

575 station records on 18 November 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscarora Andrae Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Electra P H	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chanchal	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dudleys	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dunvegan	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mariposa	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Colgate Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lewers Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

575 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 209, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 178, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 18 November 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	209
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	178
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 18 November 1942 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 17, daily 555.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

453 broken records

Margins by which the 453 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 1942

Top 20 records on 18 November 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 1942	W Pt, US	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1942	Tuscarora Andrae Rch, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1942	Cananeia G4-001, BR	daily rain	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1942	Grace, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1942	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	monthly rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1942	Electra P H, US	all-time rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1942	Lake Yellowstone, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1942	Chanchal, IN	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1942	Denmark, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1942	Sierraville Rs, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1942	Hailey 3 NNW, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1942	Kalgan River, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1942	Tiger Creek Ph, US	all-time rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1942	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1942	Carson City, US	all-time rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1942	Colfax, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1942	Springfield 1 SE, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1942	Dudleys, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1942	Lake Spaulding, US	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1942	Windsor, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	33 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1942. 1942 had 575 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 25	425
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1