Weather Records on 18 November 1963

563 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 1963. Highest significance: Sheenspost, ZA.

Key Facts for 18 November 1963

On 18 November 1963, 563 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
146 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 543 daily.
Sheenspost set an all-time record daily precipitation of 162.5 mm (6.4 in) on 18 November 1963.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

563 stations

563 station records on 18 November 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sheenspost	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	162.5 mm (6.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mau	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Natham	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Siljansfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pachwara	India	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Luchow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Karwi	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
De Rust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Groenfontein "Montagu"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Agtertang	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Magarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Welgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Agr. College,Bfn.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mosita	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bramsche	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tweefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ladybrand (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lynway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Melle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hosadurga	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shivpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kulasekaram	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eenbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saranac Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mahalapye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

563 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 361, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 18 November 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	361
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 18 November 1963 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 543.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

510 broken records

Margins by which the 510 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 1963

Top 20 records on 18 November 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 1963	Sheenspost, ZA	all-time rain	162.5 mm (6.4 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	7 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1963	Mau, IN	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	61 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1963	Greenville 2 NNE, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1963	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1963	Soltau, DE	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1963	Natham, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1963	Doornplaat, ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1963	Waren, DE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1963	Siljansfors, SE	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1963	Pachwara, IN	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1963	Luchow, DE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1963	Sandusky, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1963	Aberdeen Rd (Sar), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1963	Karwi, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1963	Saint Johns, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1963	Galway, IE	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1963	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1963	Halden, NO	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1963	Stromsfoss Sluse, NO	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1963	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	82 years	42 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1963. 1963 had 563 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	475
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1