Weather Records on 18 November 1971

666 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 1971. Highest significance: Chemnitz, DE.

Key Facts for 18 November 1971

On 18 November 1971, 666 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
148 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 637 daily.
Chemnitz set a daily record precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 18 November 1971.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

666 stations

666 station records on 18 November 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Weimar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mauth-Finsterau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Niederworresbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hof (Stadt)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tann/Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Iserlohn-Westig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Limburg/Lahn-Offheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Miltenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nidderau-Windecken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bernkastel-Kues	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Schwalbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Twistetal-Muhlhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waldems-Reinborn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden Wahnsdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eslohe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Essen-Bredeney	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gelnhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brilon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gossweinstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rheinstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Amberd (Koshabulakh)	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beerfelden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Montcornet	France	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pirmasens	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blankenrath	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Schwabisch Hall-Bibersfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Teuschnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Schlusselfeld (Klaranlage)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Neukirchen-Hauptschwenda	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Briksdal	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gilserberg-Moischeid	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hausstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

666 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 352, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 18 November 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	352
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 18 November 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 637.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

552 broken records

Margins by which the 552 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 1971

Top 20 records on 18 November 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 1971	Chemnitz, DE	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	72 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1971	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1971	Arnsberg, DE	daily rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	70 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1971	Weimar, DE	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1971	Lichtentanne, DE	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1971	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1971	Greiz-Dolau, DE	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1971	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1971	Mauth-Finsterau, DE	monthly rain	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1971	Niederworresbach, DE	monthly rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1971	Tierra Blanca (Smn), MX	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1971	Corsicana, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1971	Karlsruhe, DE	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1971	Muskogee, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1971	Aachen, DE	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1971	Hof (Stadt), DE	monthly rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1971	Ebrach, DE	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1971	Tann/Rhon, DE	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1971	Iserlohn-Westig, DE	daily rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1971	Limburg/Lahn-Offheim, DE	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	53 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1971. 1971 had 666 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	529
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1