Weather Records on 18 November 1998

1,016 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 1998. Highest significance: Whitby Falls, AU.

Key Facts for 18 November 1998

On 18 November 1998, 1,016 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
237 were record highs and 484 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 990 daily.
Whitby Falls set a monthly record daily precipitation of 87.8 mm (3.5 in) on 18 November 1998.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

1,016 stations

1,016 station records on 18 November 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Whitby Falls	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sharon	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wayville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Karnet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mindarabin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wagin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City 14S	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wungong Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Congee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Niigata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hool	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cabin Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Verona	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moulyinning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boddington Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Takada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Teriberka	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 10 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pago Pago WSO AP	American Samoa [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rushy Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Jocoque	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leeds	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Underwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dwellingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,016 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 319, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 165, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 48.

Records on 18 November 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	319
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	165
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	48

Records on 18 November 1998 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 24, daily 990.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

860 broken records

Margins by which the 860 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 1998

Top 20 records on 18 November 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 1998	Whitby Falls, AU	monthly rain	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	74 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1998	Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals), AU	daily rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	91 years	70 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1998	Red Lake Falls, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	79 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1998	Grafton, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	65 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1998	Pinjarra, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 November 1998	Sharon, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1998	Wayville, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1998	Avoca, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1998	Karnet, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1998	Williams, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1998	Mindarabin, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1998	Jarrahdale, AU	monthly rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1998	Wagin, AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1998	Watford City 14S, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1998	Wungong Dam, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1998	Watford City, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1998	Balfes Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1998	Oberstdorf, DE	daily low min	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1998	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1998	Fullerton 1 ESE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	68 years	45 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 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1998. 1998 had 1,016 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 25	787
25 to 50	31
50 to 75	15
75 to 100	14
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	5
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	2