Weather Records on 18 November 1970

296 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 1970. Highest significance: Bjornholt, NO.

Key Facts for 18 November 1970

On 18 November 1970, 296 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 287 daily.
Bjornholt set a daily record snow depth of 103.0 cm (40.6 in) on 18 November 1970.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

296 stations

296 station records on 18 November 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bjornholt	Norway	Record snow depth	103.0 cm (40.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gvarv	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gayvoron	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fladungen-Heufurt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Makapuu Point 724	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kjelsas I Sorkedalen	Norway	Record snow depth	95.0 cm (37.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	77.0 cm (30.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	83.0 cm (32.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paia 406	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lunner	Norway	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sauda	Norway	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Petford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvoll Verk	Norway	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nidamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	120.3 mm (4.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Motte (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Talwood State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kumbhakonam	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Toliman	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Soledad de Doblado	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vinnytsia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

296 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 18 November 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 18 November 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 287.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

246 broken records

Margins by which the 246 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 730.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 1970

Top 20 records on 18 November 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 1970	Bjornholt, NO	daily snow depth	103.0 cm (40.6 in)	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1970	Gvarv, NO	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1970	Aseral, NO	daily snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1970	Gayvoron, UA	monthly rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1970	Fladungen-Heufurt, DE	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1970	Makapuu Point 724, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1970	Godegard, SE	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1970	Poitiers - Biard, FR	daily rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1970	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1970	Pte de Chassiron, FR	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1970	Laidley Post Office, AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1970	Bulken, NO	daily snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1970	Lifjell, NO	daily snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1970	Kjelsas I Sorkedalen, NO	daily snow depth	95.0 cm (37.4 in)	73.0 cm (28.7 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1970	Tuddal, NO	daily snow depth	77.0 cm (30.3 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1970	Roldal, NO	daily snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1970	Ovre Sirdal, NO	daily snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1970	Uman, UA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1970	Geilo, NO	daily snow depth	83.0 cm (32.7 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1970	Paia 406, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	36 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1970. 1970 had 296 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 100	228
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1