Weather Records on 18 November 2005

773 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 2005. Highest significance: Donetsk, UA.

Key Facts for 18 November 2005

On 18 November 2005, 773 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
244 were record highs and 407 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 757 daily.
Donetsk set a daily record precipitation of 59.0 mm (2.3 in) on 18 November 2005.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

773 stations

773 station records on 18 November 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Donetsk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nadi Airport	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Topo Chico	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blasillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hildre	Norway	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record snow depth	72.0 cm (28.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Staraja_Russa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Benito Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elfin Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marinette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Howard Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Limassol	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zalayeta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McGaffey 5 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wausau ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Powers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Necedah	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pt Mugu Nf	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Quiaca Observato	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Xcupil (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

773 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 228, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 179, Heaviest daily rainfall 84, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 18 November 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	228
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	179
Heaviest daily rainfall	84
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 18 November 2005 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 757.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

542 broken records

Margins by which the 542 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 2005

Top 20 records on 18 November 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 2005	Donetsk, UA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2005	Nadi Airport, FJ	daily rain	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2005	Topo Chico, MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2005	Juneau AP, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2005	Blasillo, MX	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2005	Pine Creek, AU	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2005	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2005	Turlock #2, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	109 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2005	Toledo 3N, US	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2005	Detour Village, US	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2005	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2005	Saint Johns, US	daily low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	110 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2005	Chippewa Lake, US	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2005	Hillsboro, US	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2005	Lima Wwtp, US	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2005	Ayutla, MX	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2005	Hildre, NO	all-time rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2005	Ust Tzilma, RU	daily high min	0.7 C (33.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	109 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2005	Cuyamaca, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2005	Valdosta 2 S, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	99 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2005. 2005 had 773 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	515
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1