Weather Records on 18 November 1944

265 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 1944. Highest significance: Tirupati, IN.

Key Facts for 18 November 1944

On 18 November 1944, 265 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 262 daily.
Tirupati set a daily record precipitation of 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 18 November 1944.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

265 stations

265 station records on 18 November 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tirupati	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Venkatagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chitvel	India	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rapur	India	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chandragiri	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kulasekarapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stockton 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Post	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carnarvon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Levy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stockton 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uvalde	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.3 C (108.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rajampet	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

265 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 110, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 18 November 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	110
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 18 November 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 262.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

231 broken records

Margins by which the 231 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 1944

Top 20 records on 18 November 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 1944	Tirupati, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1944	Venkatagiri, IN	daily rain	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1944	Cobar Post Office, AU	monthly high max	45.0 C (113.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1944	Fischers Store, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1944	New Braunfels, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1944	Pearsall, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1944	Chitvel, IN	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1944	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	45 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1944	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1944	Brenham, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1944	Rapur, IN	daily rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	11 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1944	Kalahasti, IN	daily rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	7 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1944	Hewitt, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	61 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1944	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	46 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1944	Sheffield, GB	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	53 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1944	Mildura Post Office, AU	daily high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	46 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1944	Chandragiri, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1944	Vale, US	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1944	Midland 4 ENE, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	49 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1944	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	45 years	22 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1944. 1944 had 265 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	209
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1