Weather Records on 18 November 1955

709 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 1955. Highest significance: Goldendale, US.

Key Facts for 18 November 1955

On 18 November 1955, 709 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 413 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 700 daily.
Goldendale set a daily record snowfall of 18.3 cm (7.2 in) on 18 November 1955.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

709 stations

709 station records on 18 November 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goldendale	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mandora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lillooet	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bralorne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Council	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Creek 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gooding 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Big Eddy	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashcroft	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cornucopia	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rimrock Tieton Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ooldea Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Denman Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Polson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Big Eddy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Immarna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Condon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

709 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 205, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 208, Heaviest daily rainfall 117, Heaviest daily snowfall 124, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 18 November 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	205
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	208
Heaviest daily rainfall	117
Heaviest daily snowfall	124
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 18 November 1955 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 700.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

593 broken records

Margins by which the 593 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 1955

Top 20 records on 18 November 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 1955	Goldendale, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1955	Mtn Home, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1955	Mandora, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1955	Ridgetown, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1955	Anna Plains, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1955	Lillooet, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1955	Arrowrock Dam, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1955	Steamboat Springs, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1955	Bliss 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1955	Glenns Ferry, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1955	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1955	Bralorne, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1955	Council, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1955	Huntington, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1955	Cambridge, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	21.5 cm (8.5 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1955	Trout Creek 2 W, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1955	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1955	Gooding 2 S, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1955	Portland Rfc City, US	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1955	Bidyadanga, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1955. 1955 had 709 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 50	524
50 to 100	39
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1