Weather Records on 18 November 2003

1,227 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 2003. Highest significance: Clinton 1SSW, US.

Key Facts for 18 November 2003

On 18 November 2003, 1,227 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
541 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 1,179 daily.
Clinton 1SSW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 96.5 mm (3.8 in) on 18 November 2003.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

1,227 stations

1,227 station records on 18 November 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fredericktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mt Olive 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hickman	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Virden	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jiquipilco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville Siu Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Barker	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
La Cruz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Izamal Escuela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Angeles	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Whidbey Island NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sabancuy	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alton - Melvin Price L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cowaramup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kokatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milford Gm Proving Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/San Javier	Spain	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Park Forest Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Butler 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Franklin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rome R B Russell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
W Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baring	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingham Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Cortlinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
C.I.A.P.Y.	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kankakee Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,227 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 196, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 345, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 613, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 18 November 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	196
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	345
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	613
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 18 November 2003 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 48, daily 1,179.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,001 broken records

Margins by which the 1,001 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 2003

Top 20 records on 18 November 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 2003	Clinton 1SSW, US	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2003	Pana, US	monthly rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2003	Greenville, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2003	Vandalia, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2003	Edwardsville 2 W, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	81 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2003	Fredericktown, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2003	Henbury, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2003	Galesburg, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	102 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2003	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2003	Anniston Metro AP, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2003	Mt Olive 1 E, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2003	Windsor, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2003	Hickman, US	monthly rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	98 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2003	Virden, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2003	Goshen 3SW, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2003	Manistee 3SE, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2003	Alton, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2003	Jiquipilco, MX	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2003	Ft Scott, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	81 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2003	Belleville Siu Rsch, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	50 years	56 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2003. 2003 had 1,227 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2003-11-18: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	968
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1