Weather Records on 12 November 2018

1,277 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 November 2018. Highest significance: San Jon, US.

Key Facts for 12 November 2018

On 12 November 2018, 1,277 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
488 were record highs and 226 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,252 daily.
San Jon set a monthly record snow depth of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 12 November 2018.
Across 156 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

1,277 stations

1,277 station records on 12 November 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 November 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Jon	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Dumas	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Laverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lakin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Yerilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Liberal	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Childersburg Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Burdett 3S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shreveport	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yuinmery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
McCracken	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rome R B Russell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mundrabilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burdett 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Walsh 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Keithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Great Bend 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hart	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cross Village 1E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Main Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	211.8 mm (8.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Sot	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walsh 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alexander	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carrington 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ransom 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,277 records

Records set or tied on 12 November 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 252, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 236, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 203, Heaviest daily snowfall 197, Deepest snow cover 163.

Records on 12 November 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	252
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	236
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	197
Deepest snow cover	163

Records on 12 November 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 1,252.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,123 broken records

Margins by which the 1,123 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 November 2018

Top 20 records on 12 November 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 November 2018	San Jon, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	109 years	75 of 100 (Major)
12 November 2018	Dumas, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 November 2018	Melrose, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	71 of 100 (Major)
12 November 2018	Laverton, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	108 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 November 2018	Carthage, US	daily rain	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 November 2018	Lakin, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	124 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 November 2018	Yerilla, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 November 2018	Liberal, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	124 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 November 2018	Athens, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 November 2018	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	113 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 2018	Estancia 4N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	113 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 2018	Perryton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	109 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 2018	Erick, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	113 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 2018	Higgins, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	111 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 2018	Zakatala, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 2018	Childersburg Wtp, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 2018	Burdett 3S, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	69 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 2018	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 2018	Woodward, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	122 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 2018	Gravette, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	113 years	55 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

1802 to 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2018. 2018 had 1,277 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 11-12 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1804	1
1823	1
1835	3
1848	1
1849	1
1859	1
1862	2
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1881	7
1882	3
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	2
1894	6
1895	20
1896	1
1897	7
1898	3
1899	1
1901	6
1902	20
1903	7
1904	10
1905	14
1906	15
1907	6
1908	9
1909	30
1910	34
1911	56
1912	21
1913	51
1914	18
1915	20
1916	217
1917	29
1918	16
1919	85
1920	198
1921	141
1922	61
1923	99
1924	355
1925	203
1926	224
1927	193
1928	99
1929	203
1930	191
1931	442
1932	237
1933	267
1934	292
1935	458
1936	418
1937	227
1938	529
1939	171
1940	806
1941	294
1942	173
1943	178
1944	398
1945	500
1946	428
1947	532
1948	156
1949	891
1950	458
1951	489
1952	312
1953	413
1954	393
1955	807
1956	243
1957	282
1958	290
1959	605
1960	629
1961	348
1962	233
1963	273
1964	790
1965	362
1966	517
1967	400
1968	1,185
1969	670
1970	872
1971	566
1972	716
1973	1,029
1974	559
1975	580
1976	1,236
1977	767
1978	1,278
1979	686
1980	860
1981	805
1982	1,338
1983	1,116
1984	738
1985	1,727
1986	1,839
1987	1,480
1988	941
1989	1,385
1990	971
1991	1,150
1992	1,247
1993	1,145
1994	1,025
1995	1,856
1996	1,235
1997	1,334
1998	1,214
1999	1,762
2000	1,796
2001	772
2002	1,057
2003	1,100
2004	847
2005	1,017
2006	827
2007	617
2008	680
2009	1,124
2010	1,229
2011	572
2012	1,008
2013	703
2014	1,192
2015	711
2016	609
2017	446
2018	1,277
2019	2,525
2020	1,086
2021	895
2022	1,516
2023	437
2024	396
2025	734

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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	986
50 to 100	104
100 to 150	26
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1