Weather Records on 18 November 1985

1,531 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 1985. Highest significance: Tuscola, US.

Key Facts for 18 November 1985

On 18 November 1985, 1,531 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
296 were record highs and 576 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 1,483 daily.
Tuscola set a daily record precipitation of 76.7 mm (3.0 in) on 18 November 1985.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

1,531 stations

1,531 station records on 18 November 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Roseau	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dolores	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wilburton 9 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Weihenstephan-Durnast	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bristow	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Niles	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wasta	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bruceton 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wasta	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Longvalley	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kahului AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camdenton 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 14 S	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quebradillas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
California	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Riem	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chitedze	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,531 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 388, Highest daily minimum 184, Lowest daily minimum 188, Heaviest daily rainfall 272, Heaviest daily snowfall 170, Deepest snow cover 217.

Records on 18 November 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	388
Highest daily minimum	184
Lowest daily minimum	188
Heaviest daily rainfall	272
Heaviest daily snowfall	170
Deepest snow cover	217

Records on 18 November 1985 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 46, daily 1,483.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,250 broken records

Margins by which the 1,250 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 1985

Top 20 records on 18 November 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 1985	Tuscola, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1985	Hastings, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1985	Morgan, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	79 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1985	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	89 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1985	Roseau, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	88 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1985	Auburn, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1985	Lebanon 2W, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1985	Panguitch, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1985	Warrenton 1 N, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1985	Springfield, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1985	Dolores, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1985	Grangeville, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1985	Wilburton 9 ENE, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1985	Quincy Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1985	Versailles, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1985	Koosharem, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	0 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1985	Riverdale, US	monthly snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1985	Weihenstephan-Durnast, DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1985	Gettysburg, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1985	Upton, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	50 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1985. 1985 had 1,531 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	1,064
50 to 100	112
100 to 150	45
150 to 200	19
200 to 250	9
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1