Weather Records on 18 November 1990

534 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 1990. Highest significance: Honohina 137, US.

Key Facts for 18 November 1990

On 18 November 1990, 534 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
328 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 521 daily.
Honohina 137 set a daily record precipitation of 217.9 mm (8.6 in) on 18 November 1990.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

534 stations

534 station records on 18 November 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	217.9 mm (8.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Xinyang	China	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rakhov	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo Intl AP 87	United States	Record daily precipitation	391.4 mm (15.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Khust	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.6 C (112.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg-Wandsbek	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bengbu	China	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gluckstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.5 C (112.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zhumadian	China	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.3 C (113.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Agudos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huoshan	China	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.7 C (108.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eads	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hukipo 945	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Koloko Rsvr 1137	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.5 C (108.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Varadouro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ceramica Quirino	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Villahermosa (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kihei 311	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yangjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Campo Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chanchichimila	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hamakuapoko 485	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Bento Do Sapucai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Princeville Rch 1117	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paso de San Antonio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Upolu Point Uscg 159.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Puehu Ridge 1040	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pingliang	China	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg-Sankt Pauli	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kr. Cuxhaven Steinau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose Iturbide (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ze da Rosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso de Iritu	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

534 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 151, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 18 November 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	151
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 18 November 1990 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 521.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

446 broken records

Margins by which the 446 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 1990

Top 20 records on 18 November 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 1990	Honohina 137, US	daily rain	217.9 mm (8.6 in)	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1990	Xinyang, CN	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1990	Rakhov, UA	daily rain	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1990	Hilo Intl AP 87, US	monthly rain	391.4 mm (15.4 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1990	Khust, UA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1990	Emerald Post Office, AU	monthly high max	44.6 C (112.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1990	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	89 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1990	Hamburg-Wandsbek, DE	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1990	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1990	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1990	Bengbu, CN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1990	Gluckstadt, DE	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1990	Little Port Walter, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1990	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily high min	28.5 C (83.3 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1990	Boulia Airport, AU	daily high max	44.5 C (112.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	85 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1990	Zhumadian, CN	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1990	Rockhampton Aero, AU	all-time high max	45.3 C (113.5 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1990	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily high min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1990	Agudos, BR	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1990	Huoshan, CN	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1990. 1990 had 534 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	438
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1