Weather Records on 18 November 1993

880 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 1993. Highest significance: Bikaner, IN.

Key Facts for 18 November 1993

On 18 November 1993, 880 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
141 were record highs and 362 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 851 daily.
Bikaner set a monthly record daily precipitation of 101.1 mm (4.0 in) on 18 November 1993.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

880 stations

880 station records on 18 November 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bikaner	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Chain of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Chimoio	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	186.9 mm (7.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Yongala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nanchong	China	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Syr-Darja	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Running Stream (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dansville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Northway AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Philadelphia	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Black Springs (Swatchfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rushford	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea (Kelvedon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-46.6 C (-51.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glentana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnatus	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbervie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jau (Cpef)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harden (Dunolly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquito Creek Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Lock 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Black Springs Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-15.9 C (3.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ganmain Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga Research Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springvalley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mercer	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warrior L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hornell Almond Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

880 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 217, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 145, Heaviest daily rainfall 346, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 18 November 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	217
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	145
Heaviest daily rainfall	346
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 18 November 1993 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 851.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

779 broken records

Margins by which the 779 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 1993

Top 20 records on 18 November 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 1993	Bikaner, IN	monthly rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	71 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1993	Chain of Lagoons, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1993	Chimoio, MZ	monthly rain	186.9 mm (7.4 in)	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1993	Yongala, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1993	Murrumburrah Old Post Office, AU	monthly rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1993	Nanchong, CN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1993	Syr-Darja, UZ	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1993	Stonehenge, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1993	Running Stream (Brooklyn), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1993	Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	111 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1993	Dansville, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1993	Northway AP, US	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1993	Cootamundra (Landgrove), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1993	Woodbridge, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1993	Anderson Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1993	Circleville, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1993	Chugwater, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	86 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1993	Louisville, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1993	New Philadelphia, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1993	Utica, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1993. 1993 had 880 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	769
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1