Weather Records on 18 November 2008

1,346 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 2008. Highest significance: Akola, IN.

Key Facts for 18 November 2008

On 18 November 2008, 1,346 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
632 were record highs and 401 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,322 daily.
Akola set a monthly record daily precipitation of 193.0 mm (7.6 in) on 18 November 2008.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

1,346 stations

1,346 station records on 18 November 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Vladislavovka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Webster Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Summersville Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hannaford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Lake	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Raleigh Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gassaway	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hacker Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kumbrabow	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmorgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Injune Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,346 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 476, Lowest daily maximum 228, Highest daily minimum 156, Lowest daily minimum 173, Heaviest daily rainfall 130, Heaviest daily snowfall 106, Deepest snow cover 77.

Records on 18 November 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	476
Lowest daily maximum	228
Highest daily minimum	156
Lowest daily minimum	173
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	106
Deepest snow cover	77

Records on 18 November 2008 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 22, daily 1,322.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,044 broken records

Margins by which the 1,044 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 558.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 2008

Top 20 records on 18 November 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 2008	Akola, IN	monthly rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	72 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 November 2008	Jesus del Monte, MX	monthly rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2008	Vladislavovka, UA	monthly rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2008	Webster Springs, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	99 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2008	Beechal, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	122 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2008	Marlinton, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	114 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2008	Summersville Lake, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2008	Hannaford Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2008	Uniontown 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	113 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2008	Sutton Lake, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2008	Holland Wtp, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2008	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	110 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2008	Beckley Raleigh Co AP, US	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2008	Grangeville, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	112 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2008	Danville 2 W, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2008	Anaconda, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	99 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2008	Agate 3 E, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2008	Walterboro 1 SW, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	94 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2008	Gassaway, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2008	Hacker Valley, US	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	6 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2008. 2008 had 1,346 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 100	1,035
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1