Weather Records on 18 November 1979

449 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 1979. Highest significance: Pesaro, IT.

Key Facts for 18 November 1979

On 18 November 1979, 449 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
217 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 442 daily.
Pesaro set a daily record precipitation of 122.4 mm (4.8 in) on 18 November 1979.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

449 stations

449 station records on 18 November 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Prilep	Macedonia	Record daily precipitation	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Carnaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kukaiau 222	United States	Record daily precipitation	213.9 mm (8.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	200.2 mm (7.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Exp Farm 434	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jacampari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kulani Camp 79	United States	Record daily precipitation	259.8 mm (10.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ahmadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Luiz Correia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ibotirama (Jardinopolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fredrikstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tara (Santo Antonio Do Tara)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Daniels Harbour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.2 cm (6.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hannah 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taloga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kabale	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vaalkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jordan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lajeado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

449 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 18 November 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 18 November 1979 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 442.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

372 broken records

Margins by which the 372 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 115.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 1979

Top 20 records on 18 November 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 1979	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	76 years	73 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1979	Prilep, MK	all-time rain	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	72 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1979	Paauhau 217, US	daily rain	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1979	Carnaubas, BR	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1979	Palmares, BR	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1979	Sabinal, US	monthly rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1979	Hawi 168, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1979	Haleakala Rs 338, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1979	Kukaiau 222, US	daily rain	213.9 mm (8.4 in)	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1979	Kukuihaele Hic 199, US	daily rain	200.2 mm (7.9 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1979	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1979	Haleakala Exp Farm 434, US	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1979	Paauilo 221, US	daily rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1979	Jacampari, BR	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1979	Kulani Camp 79, US	monthly rain	259.8 mm (10.2 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1979	Jhb-Turffontein, ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1979	Estancia, BR	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1979	Ahmadabad, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1979	Luiz Correia, BR	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1979	Ibotirama (Jardinopolis), BR	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	38 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1979. 1979 had 449 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	331
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	4