Weather Records on 20 November 2018

339 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 2018. Highest significance: Lamoni, US.

Key Facts for 20 November 2018

On 20 November 2018, 339 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
102 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 335 daily.
Lamoni set a daily record snow depth of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 20 November 2018.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

339 stations

339 station records on 20 November 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lamoni	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bouake	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sanford 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rangeley	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newcomb	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Conroe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Northway AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nancheng	China	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Falls Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Skagway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jian	China	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tidal River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lastovo	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cotton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camden	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milanville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bangor Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Northway AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Surigao	Philippines	Record low minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sanford 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hinatuan	Philippines	Record low minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bratoljubovka	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Malmberget	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Freer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Smithville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yoakum	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nattavaara_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
El Campo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Thompsons 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Caribou WFO	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Keep River Rangers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

339 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 54, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 62.

Records on 20 November 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	54
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	62

Records on 20 November 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 335.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

261 broken records

Margins by which the 261 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 2018

Top 20 records on 20 November 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 2018	Lamoni, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2018	Bouake, CI	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2018	Glenns Ferry, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2018	Auburn, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2018	Brownsville, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2018	Winnebago, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2018	Estacada 2 SE, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2018	Kingsville, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2018	Northwood, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2018	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2018	Sanford 2 NNW, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2018	Portland Jetport, US	daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2018	Rangeley, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2018	Newcomb, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2018	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	83 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2018	Presque Isle, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2018	Brassua Dam, US	daily low min	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 2018	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	15.9 C (60.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 2018	Conroe, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	71 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 2018	Marshall, US	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2018. 2018 had 339 records.

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

Records on 11-20 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	2
1816	3
1829	4
1835	1
1836	1
1847	1
1851	1
1852	1
1855	1
1858	1
1859	1
1862	1
1865	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	4
1893	2
1894	1
1897	7
1900	11
1901	6
1902	10
1903	10
1904	9
1905	7
1906	22
1907	5
1908	8
1909	26
1910	14
1911	29
1912	15
1913	64
1914	89
1915	12
1916	16
1917	65
1918	14
1919	47
1920	15
1921	73
1922	26
1923	45
1924	84
1925	224
1926	294
1927	105
1928	140
1929	130
1930	600
1931	646
1932	255
1933	702
1934	477
1935	55
1936	286
1937	1,102
1938	167
1939	265
1940	280
1941	438
1942	774
1943	248
1944	347
1945	322
1946	774
1947	413
1948	651
1949	362
1950	877
1951	742
1952	494
1953	850
1954	876
1955	365
1956	598
1957	190
1958	218
1959	270
1960	330
1961	540
1962	700
1963	597
1964	863
1965	285
1966	434
1967	277
1968	479
1969	710
1970	368
1971	651
1972	729
1973	941
1974	655
1975	660
1976	389
1977	1,332
1978	1,413
1979	819
1980	745
1981	1,119
1982	800
1983	1,054
1984	537
1985	2,379
1986	1,142
1987	666
1988	1,218
1989	986
1990	1,010
1991	798
1992	1,416
1993	1,211
1994	1,484
1995	1,237
1996	1,566
1997	461
1998	829
1999	493
2000	1,163
2001	843
2002	900
2003	1,242
2004	738
2005	432
2006	1,034
2007	1,151
2008	1,171
2009	1,184
2010	678
2011	816
2012	657
2013	411
2014	1,018
2015	733
2016	725
2017	451
2018	339
2019	791
2020	578
2021	414
2022	1,283
2023	554
2024	645
2025	660

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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 20	219
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1