Weather Records on 18 November 1962

488 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 1962. Highest significance: Krielsfontein, ZA.

Key Facts for 18 November 1962

On 18 November 1962, 488 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
17 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 479 daily.
Krielsfontein set a daily record precipitation of 41.6 mm (1.6 in) on 18 November 1962.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

488 stations

488 station records on 18 November 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Krielsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Telkwa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Khosis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Windsorton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rietbron (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maclure Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-25.8 C (-14.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Panhandle	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sooke Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	198.4 mm (7.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wistaria	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Langley AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Freewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Telkwa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Panhandle	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.3 C (-33.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springfontein (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haarlem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blanding	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Loxton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Slangfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wolhaarkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milner	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plain View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lindfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Adamshoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hartebeesthoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waterland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

488 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 127, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 218, Heaviest daily snowfall 76, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 18 November 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	127
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	76
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 18 November 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 479.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

417 broken records

Margins by which the 417 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 1962

Top 20 records on 18 November 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 1962	Krielsfontein, ZA	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1962	Hereford, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1962	Telkwa, CA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1962	Khosis, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1962	Dunedin, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1962	Venterstad, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1962	Woodward, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1962	Windsorton (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1962	Rietbron (Mun), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1962	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1962	Princess Anne, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1962	Maclure Lake, CA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1962	Irkutsk, RU	daily low max	-25.8 C (-14.4 F)	7.1 C (12.8 F)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1962	Bloemfontein Airpor, ZA	daily rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1962	Vryburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1962	Buxton, GB	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1962	Panhandle, US	monthly snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1962	Sooke Lake, CA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1962	Ocean Falls, CA	daily rain	198.4 mm (7.8 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1962	Wistaria, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	13 years	34 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1962. 1962 had 488 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 25	344
25 to 50	47
50 to 75	14
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1