Weather Records on 18 November 2015

1,733 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 2015. Highest significance: Atwood, US.

Key Facts for 18 November 2015

On 18 November 2015, 1,733 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,012 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,690 daily.
Atwood set a monthly record daily precipitation of 98.3 mm (3.9 in) on 18 November 2015.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

1,733 stations

1,733 station records on 18 November 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Atwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Holly	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Campo 7 S	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sullivan	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Brewster 4W	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rolling Fk	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Spickard 7 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Colby 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Moorhead	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hitoyoshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Brundidge	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Robinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
W Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun City	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sardis Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone L/D 18	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Key Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Miyakonojo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bonny Dam 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Thibodaux 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Selmer	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,733 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 435, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 577, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 599, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 18 November 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	435
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	577
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	599
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 18 November 2015 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 38, daily 1,690.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,577 broken records

Margins by which the 1,577 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 2015

Top 20 records on 18 November 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 2015	Atwood, US	monthly rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	83 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 November 2015	Eldon, US	monthly rain	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	69 years	79 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2015	Sharon Springs, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	86 years	78 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2015	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2015	Milaca, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	72 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2015	Holly, US	daily snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	66 years	70 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2015	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	monthly rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	87 years	69 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2015	Wallace, US	monthly rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	106 years	68 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2015	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2015	Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2015	Mc Cook, US	monthly rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	115 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2015	Lake Providence, US	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2015	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	121 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2015	Louisville, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	76 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2015	Campo 7 S, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2015	Sullivan, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2015	Brewster 4W, US	all-time snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2015	Collegeville St John's, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2015	Rolling Fk, US	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2015	Spickard 7 W, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)

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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2015. 2015 had 1,733 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 50	1,511
50 to 100	52
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1