Weather Records on 18 November 1943

490 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 1943. Highest significance: Ebor (Wongwibinda), AU.

Key Facts for 18 November 1943

On 18 November 1943, 490 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
121 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 483 daily.
Ebor (Wongwibinda) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 18 November 1943.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

490 stations

490 station records on 18 November 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Moira Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bethanga Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ernest Junction Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kulithalai	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Culcairn Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Merrywinbone (Oreel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tonderburine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dunwich Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alstonville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olinda (Springdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumbeena Leeds Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karkal	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
West Quarter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tootool (Bryntirion)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wai	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ballina West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dandenong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goorangoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ormesby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Smoko	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Romsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Suntop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Panchgani	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

490 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 318, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 18 November 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	318
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 18 November 1943 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 483.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

416 broken records

Margins by which the 416 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 103.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 1943

Top 20 records on 18 November 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 1943	Ebor (Wongwibinda), AU	all-time rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1943	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	103.7 mm (4.1 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1943	Glenormiston, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1943	Brewarrina (Talawanta), AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1943	Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm), AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1943	Tottenham (Moira Vale), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1943	Wingen (Murrulla), AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1943	Bethanga Lower, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1943	Ernest Junction Rail STN, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1943	Clunes, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1943	Wymah (Gwandallen), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1943	Kulithalai, IN	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1943	Beenleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1943	Burrumbuttock (Holyrood), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1943	Culcairn Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1943	Burnie (No 1), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1943	Merrywinbone (Oreel), AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1943	Woodburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1943	Tonderburine, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1943	Olinda, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	34 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1943. 1943 had 490 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 20	369
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1