Weather Records on 18 November 1988

416 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 1988. Highest significance: Orbost (Comparison), AU.

Key Facts for 18 November 1988

On 18 November 1988, 416 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 406 daily.
Orbost (Comparison) set a daily record precipitation of 38.8 mm (1.5 in) on 18 November 1988.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

416 stations

416 station records on 18 November 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tongio (Brooklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Butchers Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Howe	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Sariang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cabbage Tree Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hanging Rock State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenbrier	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poortjie-Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mae Hong Son	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock AP Adams Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Westhope	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alcalde	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koumac (Nlle-Caledo	New Caledonia [France]	Record daily precipitation	430.0 mm (16.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ramon 8 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Tyers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kamas	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sandberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Gertrudis	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atoyac	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chiang Mai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Phuket Airport	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chiang Rai	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maramec	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nakanno	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Thoreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bethel AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Estanzuela (Eele)	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barisaho	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ixtepeji	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Papkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
So Entrance Yosemite Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

416 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 119, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 18 November 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 18 November 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 406.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

319 broken records

Margins by which the 319 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 285.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 1988

Top 20 records on 18 November 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 1988	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1988	Bruthen (Post Office), AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1988	Tongio (Brooklands), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1988	Butchers Ridge, AU	daily rain	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1988	Howe, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1988	Mae Sariang, TH	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1988	Hilland 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1988	Greer, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	82 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1988	Bonang, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1988	Cabbage Tree Creek, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1988	Grootfontein, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1988	Malvern, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	82 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1988	Greenville, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1988	Williamston 1 E, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1988	Hanging Rock State Forest, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1988	Golspie (Ayrston), AU	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1988	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1988	Cidra 1 E, PR	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	88 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1988	San Simon, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	75 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1988	Greenbrier, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	35 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1988. 1988 had 416 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	300
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1