Weather Records on 18 November 1981

789 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 1981. Highest significance: Hjalmsater, SE.

Key Facts for 18 November 1981

On 18 November 1981, 789 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
322 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 754 daily.
Hjalmsater set a monthly record daily precipitation of 38.9 mm (1.5 in) on 18 November 1981.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

789 stations

789 station records on 18 November 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hjalmsater	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Estevan A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lidkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.6 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Frasers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bredette	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morko	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt R	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dotswood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kilagarden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uplo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Remningstorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Namangan	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Singeshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dungen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Traneberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heritage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bollebygd	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gullspang	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Skogsforsen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Saba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalumburu Mission	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Syferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Havraryd_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fanning River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Welgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eiland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lanna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dwaleni	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amidon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

789 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 205, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 328, Heaviest daily snowfall 71, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 18 November 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	205
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	328
Heaviest daily snowfall	71
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 18 November 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 35, daily 754.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

643 broken records

Margins by which the 643 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 1981

Top 20 records on 18 November 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 1981	Hjalmsater, SE	monthly rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1981	Estevan A, CA	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1981	Lidkoping, SE	monthly rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1981	Hillgrove Station, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1981	Townsville Railway STN, AU	daily rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1981	Townsville Aero, AU	daily rain	123.6 mm (4.9 in)	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1981	Medina, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1981	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1981	Frasers, ZA	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1981	Washburn, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1981	Mingela Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1981	Bredette, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1981	Faulkton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1981	Morko, SE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1981	Willmar, CA	daily snowfall	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1981	Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt R, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1981	Calen Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1981	Dotswood Station, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1981	Boras, SE	monthly rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1981	Kilagarden, SE	monthly rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	1 year	41 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1981. 1981 had 789 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	574
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	1