Weather Records on 18 November 1954

339 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 1954. Highest significance: Macomb, US.

Key Facts for 18 November 1954

On 18 November 1954, 339 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
224 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 337 daily.
Macomb set a daily record precipitation of 47.5 mm (1.9 in) on 18 November 1954.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

339 stations

339 station records on 18 November 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cushman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brumado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Condeuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fauquier	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wapato	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mikhailovka	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nippering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Westwold	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kipawa Laniel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groothoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Phulparas	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Echo	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein (Baroota Reservoi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tappen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Omsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ste Agathe des Monts	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albanel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

339 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 102, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 18 November 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	102
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 18 November 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 337.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

243 broken records

Margins by which the 243 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 1954

Top 20 records on 18 November 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 1954	Macomb, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1954	Cushman Dam, US	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1954	Brumado, BR	daily rain	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1954	Shawnigan Lake, CA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1954	The Cliff, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1954	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1954	Condeuba, BR	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1954	Garibaldi, CA	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1954	Keremeos, CA	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	57 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1954	Keremeos, CA	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	58 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1954	Westfield 2 SSE, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	57 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1954	Jamestown, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	57 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1954	Ashland, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	52 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1954	Saltspring Island, CA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	56 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1954	Nanaimo, CA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1954	Chestertown, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	53 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1954	Hyannis, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1954	Franklinville, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	57 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1954	Rockville, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	54 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1954	Ada, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	54 years	24 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1954. 1954 had 339 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	236
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1