Weather Records on 18 November 1982

559 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 1982. Highest significance: Sonoma, US.

Key Facts for 18 November 1982

On 18 November 1982, 559 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
158 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 554 daily.
Sonoma set a daily record precipitation of 65.5 mm (2.6 in) on 18 November 1982.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

559 stations

559 station records on 18 November 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sonoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Brooks Ahrc	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Harris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Loon Lake Cda Epf	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Viking	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle (Cheddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tonichi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biggar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.8 cm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sunflower 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellery Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lorraine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hayfork 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calistoga	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison Gulch Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Volta Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Callahan	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Joe Rich Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.2 cm (6.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Autaugaville 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Occidental	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Point Arena	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mad River Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
South Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hanna	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gem Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 7 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taber	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Adin Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Angwin Pacific Union College	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nix Store 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Half Moon Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cedartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake St Clair (Hec)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman Fisheries STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Glen	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Diablo Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

559 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 111, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 296, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 18 November 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	111
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	296
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 18 November 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 554.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

471 broken records

Margins by which the 471 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 1982

Top 20 records on 18 November 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 1982	Sonoma, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	80 years	69 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1982	Brooks Ahrc, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1982	Harris, CA	daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1982	Loon Lake Cda Epf, CA	daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	12.9 cm (5.1 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1982	Viking, CA	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	10.5 cm (4.1 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1982	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily snowfall	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1982	Warrumbungle (Cheddington), AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1982	Tonichi, MX	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1982	McCall, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1982	Biggar, CA	daily snowfall	9.8 cm (3.9 in)	8.5 cm (3.3 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1982	Heyuan, CN	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1982	Milstead, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1982	Sunflower 3 NNW, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1982	Ellery Lake, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1982	Lorraine, AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1982	Hayfork 2 W, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1982	Kentfield, US	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1982	Dublin, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1982	San Carlos Rsvr, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	81 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1982	Rome, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	39 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1982. 1982 had 559 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 100	463
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1