Weather Records on 18 November 1980

1,771 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 1980. Highest significance: Uppsala_Aut, SE.

Key Facts for 18 November 1980

On 18 November 1980, 1,771 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
257 were record highs and 332 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 76 monthly and 1,694 daily.
Uppsala_Aut set a daily record precipitation of 26.1 mm (1.0 in) on 18 November 1980.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

1,771 stations

1,771 station records on 18 November 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Brookville	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Honesdale 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Grayson 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ford City 4 S Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Run (River)	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Belington	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	39.2 cm (15.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greene	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Musquash	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Untra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Knightstown 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kearneysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kolsva	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Carlisle	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coraopolis Neville Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eagles Mere	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.2 C (102.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mohicanville Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Honesdale 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,771 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 217, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 487, Heaviest daily snowfall 404, Deepest snow cover 291.

Records on 18 November 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	217
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	487
Heaviest daily snowfall	404
Deepest snow cover	291

Records on 18 November 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 76, daily 1,694.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,554 broken records

Margins by which the 1,554 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 1980

Top 20 records on 18 November 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 1980	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1980	Selinsgrove 2 S, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	85 years	70 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1980	Brookville, US	daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1980	Honesdale 4 NW, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1980	Grayson 3 SW, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1980	Ford City 4 S Dam, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1980	State College, US	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	87 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1980	Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	99 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1980	Fitzwilliam 2 W, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1980	Wooster Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	79 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1980	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1980	Cedar Run (River), US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	82 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1980	State College, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	75 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1980	Eureka Springs 3 WNW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1980	Delaware, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1980	Belington, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1980	Nappan Cda, CA	monthly snowfall	39.2 cm (15.4 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1980	Ipswich, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1980	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	101 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1980	Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1980. 1980 had 1,771 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	1,119
50 to 100	223
100 to 150	145
150 to 200	55
200 to 250	10
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1