Weather Records on 18 November 2016

1,157 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 2016. Highest significance: Aparan, AM.

Key Facts for 18 November 2016

On 18 November 2016, 1,157 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
655 were record highs and 233 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 1,146 daily.
Aparan set a daily record precipitation of 99.3 mm (3.9 in) on 18 November 2016.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,157 stations

1,157 station records on 18 November 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aparan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Karamay	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mission 14 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.6 C (-10.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh 8 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Blanco Lower	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Nwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.2 C (-33.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fishtail	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Big Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yorktown Hts 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bijsk Zonalnaja	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-25.9 C (-14.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bonny Dam 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-23.1 C (-9.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Turocak	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.9 C (-30.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,157 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 497, Lowest daily maximum 133, Highest daily minimum 158, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 93, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 18 November 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	497
Lowest daily maximum	133
Highest daily minimum	158
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	93
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 18 November 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 1,146.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

952 broken records

Margins by which the 952 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 2016

Top 20 records on 18 November 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 2016	Aparan, AM	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2016	Karamay, CN	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2016	Mission 14 S, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2016	Bemidji, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2016	Grand Rapids Forestry Lab, US	monthly rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	78 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2016	Hayes Center 1NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	95 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2016	Yellowtail Dam, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2016	Ogallala, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	89 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2016	Middle Point, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2016	Collegeville St John's, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2016	Harrison, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	86 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2016	Poronajsk, RU	daily low min	-23.6 C (-10.5 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2016	Brunswick, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	119 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2016	Kirksville, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	116 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2016	Arthur, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2016	Oshkosh 8 SW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2016	Tellico Plains, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	111 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2016	Rio Blanco Lower, PR	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2016	Rushville, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2016	Grand Rapids Forestry Lab, US	all-time snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	8 years	43 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2016. 2016 had 1,157 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	876
25 to 50	32
50 to 75	24
75 to 100	14
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1