Weather Records on 18 November 2002

848 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 2002. Highest significance: Clewiston, US.

Key Facts for 18 November 2002

On 18 November 2002, 848 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
374 were record highs and 322 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 809 daily.
Clewiston set a daily record precipitation of 70.9 mm (2.8 in) on 18 November 2002.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

848 stations

848 station records on 18 November 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Glenn Dale Bell STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Salla Kursu	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde Lock 26	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Quillayute AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Lock E30	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shuttle Meadow Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake Stream	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New London Lock #22	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Terra Alta #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palizada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake Stream	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rangeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colton 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huamuxtitlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rangeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Long Falls Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Peru 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
South Newbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria Chilchotla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Machias	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vanceboro No 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

848 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 228, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 146, Lowest daily minimum 217, Heaviest daily rainfall 103, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 18 November 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	228
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	146
Lowest daily minimum	217
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 18 November 2002 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 37, daily 809.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

660 broken records

Margins by which the 660 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 2002

Top 20 records on 18 November 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 2002	Clewiston, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2002	Glenn Dale Bell STN, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2002	Salla Kursu, FI	monthly rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2002	Newark, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2002	Clyde Lock 26, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2002	Quillayute AP, US	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2002	Macedon Lock E30, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2002	Cornwall, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2002	Annapolis Police Brks, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2002	Velikie Luki, RU	daily high max	11.8 C (53.2 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2002	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	93 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2002	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2002	Rocky Mt 8 ESE, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2002	Shuttle Meadow Rsvr, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2002	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily high min	12.5 C (54.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2002	Grand Lake Stream, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2002	Millinocket, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2002	New London Lock #22, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2002	Kisinev, MD	daily high min	9.6 C (49.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2002	Trenton Falls, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	91 years	40 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2002. 2002 had 848 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	613
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	7
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	2