Weather Records on 18 November 1974

643 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 1974. Highest significance: Lansdowne Station, AU.

Key Facts for 18 November 1974

On 18 November 1974, 643 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
102 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 621 daily.
Lansdowne Station set a daily record precipitation of 33.6 mm (1.3 in) on 18 November 1974.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

643 stations

643 station records on 18 November 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lansdowne Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Booyal Central State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.4 mm (5.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wallaville- Mill Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kurrajong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Korsakov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Baralaba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cordalba Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.6 mm (6.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Euleilah Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pindobacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dudinin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
White Gums	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Tree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wirra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sylvan Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Muntadgin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Carmody	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brooweena Lahey St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Senhor Do Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goomeri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manjimup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wonnenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Narrawong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woogenellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marvel Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chinocup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yealering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ubobo Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lowmead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holt Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Teresa Dale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Turkey Hill North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tallawanta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Voewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Many Peaks Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

643 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 486, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 18 November 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	486
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 18 November 1974 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 621.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

595 broken records

Margins by which the 595 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 1974

Top 20 records on 18 November 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 1974	Lansdowne Station, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	83 years	69 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1974	Booyal Central State School, AU	monthly rain	148.4 mm (5.8 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1974	Wallaville- Mill Street, AU	daily rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1974	Kurrajong, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1974	Korsakov, RU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1974	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily rain	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1974	Fairymead Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1974	Baralaba Post Office, AU	daily rain	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1974	Cordalba Store, AU	monthly rain	159.6 mm (6.3 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1974	Boonara, AU	all-time rain	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1974	Westbourne, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1974	Euleilah Creek, AU	daily rain	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1974	Pindobacu, BR	monthly rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1974	Dudinin, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1974	Bangalup, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1974	White Gums, AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1974	Cherry Tree, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1974	Narrogin, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1974	Wirra, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1974	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	52 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1974. 1974 had 643 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	482
20 to 40	77
40 to 60	22
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	3