Weather Records on 18 November 1968

502 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 1968. Highest significance: Greenwood, CA.

Key Facts for 18 November 1968

On 18 November 1968, 502 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 493 daily.
Greenwood set a monthly record daily precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 18 November 1968.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

502 stations

502 station records on 18 November 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greenwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Biscotasing	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albanel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orje	Norway	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dadeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao da Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norcross	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Athens College of Ag	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mankayane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kapuskasing A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.6 C (97.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buritizal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Normandin Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rapide Blanc	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Catkal River	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Liskeard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coffee Springs 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record low maximum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers City 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Fortaleza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arvida	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

502 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 311, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 18 November 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	311
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 18 November 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 493.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

434 broken records

Margins by which the 434 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 1968

Top 20 records on 18 November 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 1968	Greenwood, CA	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1968	Gainesville, US	monthly rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1968	Athens, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1968	Carrollton, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1968	Kapuskasing Cda, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	21.5 cm (8.5 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1968	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1968	Biscotasing, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1968	Albanel, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1968	Uniontown, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1968	Orje, NO	daily snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1968	Dadeville, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1968	Conceicao da Barra, BR	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1968	Norcross, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1968	Shelby 2 NW, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1968	Elberton 2 N, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1968	Gaylord, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1968	Iroquois Falls, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1968	Geneva, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1968	Cheboygan, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1968	Athens College of Ag, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	41 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1968. 1968 had 502 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	408
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3