Weather Records on 18 November 1976

605 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 1976. Highest significance: Quitupan, MX.

Key Facts for 18 November 1976

On 18 November 1976, 605 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
268 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 577 daily.
Quitupan set an all-time record daily precipitation of 146.3 mm (5.8 in) on 18 November 1976.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

605 stations

605 station records on 18 November 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quitupan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Chapala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Premaydena Hatchery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Concepcion de la Norma	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Atemajac de Brizuela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mexticacan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus Maria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aguililla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Puerto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bream Creek (Stroud)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atotonilco El Alto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Save	Benin	Record low maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calvillo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atengo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cotegipe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cuauhtemoc	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Leopoldo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ibitiara (Bom Sucesso)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuquio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ejutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yahualica de Gonzalez Gallo (	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tepacaltepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto Vallarta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Gregorio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Julian (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Meade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lagos de Moreno (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mexquitic	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chamberlain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nguiu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palo Verde	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paso del Cuarenta I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yahualica de Gonzalez Gallo (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marathon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

605 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 110, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 206, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 18 November 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	110
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 18 November 1976 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 26, daily 577.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

498 broken records

Margins by which the 498 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 1976

Top 20 records on 18 November 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 1976	Quitupan, MX	all-time rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	69 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1976	Chapala, MX	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1976	McAllen, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1976	Tapalpa (Smn), MX	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1976	Premaydena Hatchery, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1976	Santa Barbara, BR	daily rain	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1976	Concepcion de la Norma, MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1976	Atemajac de Brizuela, MX	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1976	Rio Grande City, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1976	Lunawanna, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1976	Baddeck, CA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1976	Weslaco, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1976	Mexticacan, MX	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1976	Apatzingan (Smn), MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1976	Kettering (Saddle Road), AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1976	Jesus Maria, MX	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1976	Aguililla, MX	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1976	El Puerto, MX	monthly rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1976	Mission 4 W, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1976	Quito, MX	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	29 years	38 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1976. 1976 had 605 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 10	406
10 to 20	46
20 to 30	29
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1