Weather Records on 18 November 2009

802 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 2009. Highest significance: Garze, CN.

Key Facts for 18 November 2009

On 18 November 2009, 802 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
400 were record highs and 256 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 774 daily.
Garze set a monthly record daily precipitation of 25.2 mm (1.0 in) on 18 November 2009.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

802 stations

802 station records on 18 November 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Garze	China	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wannamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Vacoas (Mauritius)	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plaisance (Mauritiu	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan L M Marin Intl AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forse	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Balladonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Javier	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Tepetitlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paso de Los Toros	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Xichang	China	Record low maximum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grays Rvr Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Benmore: Younger Botanic Garde	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hofmann Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shache	China	Record low minimum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lauchapan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haigler	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jian	China	Record low maximum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Braunlage	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Comondu	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atotonilco El Alto	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Presa El Bosque (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wiseman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kashi	China	Record low minimum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Acajete	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

802 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 208, Lowest daily maximum 133, Highest daily minimum 192, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 135, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 18 November 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	208
Lowest daily maximum	133
Highest daily minimum	192
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 18 November 2009 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 774.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

671 broken records

Margins by which the 671 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 2009

Top 20 records on 18 November 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 2009	Garze, CN	monthly rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2009	Wannamal, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2009	Vacoas (Mauritius), MU	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2009	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2009	Pendra Road, IN	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2009	Plaisance (Mauritiu, MU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2009	Juneau Dwtn, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2009	Gronbaek-Allingskovgard, DK	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2009	Aby, SE	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2009	San Juan L M Marin Intl AP, PR	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2009	Harnosand, SE	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2009	Ft Benton, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2009	Rugby, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2009	Ljungby, SE	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2009	Forse, SE	daily high min	3.2 C (37.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2009	Sonnblick, AT	daily high min	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	114 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2009	Hamilton, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	113 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2009	Skara 1, SE	daily high min	5.7 C (42.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	98 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2009	Edgefield 3 NNE, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2009	Dutch Harbor, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	16 years	39 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2009. 2009 had 802 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	657
25 to 50	8
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1