Weather Records on 18 November 1953

731 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 1953. Highest significance: Ft Duchesne, US.

Key Facts for 18 November 1953

On 18 November 1953, 731 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
551 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 716 daily.
Ft Duchesne set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 18 November 1953.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

731 stations

731 station records on 18 November 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hofmeyer (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goose Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Said	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atikokan Cli	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ankenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sealy	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Idalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mondovi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

731 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 406, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 145, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 90, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 18 November 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	406
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	145
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	90
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 18 November 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 716.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

605 broken records

Margins by which the 605 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 1953

Top 20 records on 18 November 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 1953	Ft Duchesne, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1953	Hofmeyer (Mun), ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1953	Dixon, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1953	Vernal, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1953	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1953	Goose Creek, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1953	Cascade, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1953	Saint Johns, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1953	Port Said, EG	monthly low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1953	Ismailia, EG	daily low max	17.0 C (62.6 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1953	Gillette 3SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1953	Atikokan Cli, CA	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1953	Barrie, CA	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1953	Isabela Substn, PR	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1953	Eagle Harbor, US	monthly high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1953	Gaylord, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1953	Petoskey, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1953	Ashland Exp Farm, US	monthly high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1953	Sibley, US	monthly high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1953	Cheboygan, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	51 years	31 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1953. 1953 had 731 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	576
25 to 50	14
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1