Weather Records on 18 November 1989

1,261 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 1989. Highest significance: Hastings, US.

Key Facts for 18 November 1989

On 18 November 1989, 1,261 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
243 were record highs and 575 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 1,241 daily.
Hastings set a daily record snow depth of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 18 November 1989.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

1,261 stations

1,261 station records on 18 November 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hastings	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Delungra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gladstone (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pellston Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Francisco Xavier	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Floraville Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Loch Lomond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moorina (Frome Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Charles	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Charco Verde (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
El Palmito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Watsons Creek (Fairlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
El Cuarto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fantan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Legume Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Braganca	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tavil-Dora	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thursday Island Mo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aileron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sorrento	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Samtredia	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gwalior	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Linsalea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Cantil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hrazdan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dowagiac 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hillwood (Hillwoodville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta 5 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boca del Salado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Totatiche	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,261 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 271, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 304, Heaviest daily rainfall 340, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 68.

Records on 18 November 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	271
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	304
Heaviest daily rainfall	340
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	68

Records on 18 November 1989 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 1,241.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,085 broken records

Margins by which the 1,085 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 1989

Top 20 records on 18 November 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 1989	Hastings, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	86 years	70 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1989	Alexandria, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1989	Delungra Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1989	Gladstone (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1989	Pellston Rgnl AP, US	monthly snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1989	Guanacevi (Smn), MX	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1989	Hastings, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1989	Hesperia 4 WNW, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1989	Sao Francisco Xavier, BR	daily rain	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1989	Floraville Downs Station, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	83 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1989	Alpena Co Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1989	Loch Lomond, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1989	Moorina (Frome Dam), AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1989	Saint Charles, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1989	Canning Downs, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1989	Charco Verde (Cfe), MX	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1989	Tannymorel, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1989	El Palmito, MX	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1989	Watsons Creek (Fairlands), AU	monthly rain	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1989	El Cuarto, MX	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	47 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1989. 1989 had 1,261 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	1,029
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2