Weather Records on 18 November 1949

462 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 1949. Highest significance: Hankey (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 18 November 1949

On 18 November 1949, 462 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
224 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 451 daily.
Hankey (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 77.5 mm (3.1 in) on 18 November 1949.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

462 stations

462 station records on 18 November 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chickballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Versamelhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Loerie (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bindango	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sidlaghatta	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gudibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beecroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Smoko	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tanakal(Tanakall)	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wandiwash	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kadiri	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palmaryville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Estes Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kodiak	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sattankulam	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Parkes (Nelungaloo (Nelungaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrick (Oaks Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

462 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 156, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 18 November 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	156
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 18 November 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 451.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

368 broken records

Margins by which the 368 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 1949

Top 20 records on 18 November 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 1949	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1949	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1949	Chickballapur, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1949	Versamelhoek, ZA	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1949	Eulo Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1949	Gordon Golf Club, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1949	Loerie (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1949	Bindango, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1949	Bayard, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1949	Port Jervis, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1949	Mungindi (Burrenbah), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1949	Sidlaghatta, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1949	Gudibanda, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1949	Beecroft, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1949	Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	59 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1949	Smoko, AU	monthly rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1949	Beaconsfield Upper, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1949	Steytlerville (Mag), ZA	monthly rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1949	Greenville 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1949	Peak Hill (Bruie Plains), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	27 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1949. 1949 had 462 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	301
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	2