Weather Records on 21 November 2018

391 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 2018. Highest significance: Charlevoix, US.

Key Facts for 21 November 2018

On 21 November 2018, 391 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 378 daily.
Charlevoix set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 21 November 2018.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

391 stations

391 station records on 21 November 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 November 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ellendale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marrawah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rangeley	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Allambi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zeehan (West Coast Pioneers Mu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Korumburra Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tarwin Lower (Riverside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lang Lang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Strahan Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi (Spring Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Duri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Loongana (Serendipity)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Keeroongooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Powelltown Dnre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Savage River Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lorinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake Stream	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
South Forest (Plummers Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bonbeach (Carrum)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nyora (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wynyard Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorn (Scotch College)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Is	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kyancutta	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Noonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waterhouse(Barooga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Union Village Dam	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Kirkbright)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Drysdale (Brimdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Van Buren 2	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Longwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buln Buln	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
East Tarwin (Mirboo Pastoral C	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

391 records

Records set or tied on 21 November 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 210, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 21 November 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 21 November 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 378.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

332 broken records

Margins by which the 332 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 November 2018

Top 20 records on 21 November 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 2018	Charlevoix, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	97 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 November 2018	Ellendale Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	105 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 November 2018	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	97 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2018	Toora, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2018	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2018	Korumburra, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2018	Marrawah, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2018	Eagle, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2018	Drouin Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2018	Rangeley, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2018	Allambi, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2018	Zeehan (West Coast Pioneers Mu, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2018	Korumburra Sth Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2018	Fish Creek (Hoddle Range), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2018	Tarwin Lower (Riverside), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2018	Lang Lang, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2018	Strahan Aerodrome, AU	monthly rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2018	Corning, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2018	Quirindi (Spring Vale), AU	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 2018	Duri Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	44 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

1803 to 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2018. 2018 had 391 records.

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

Records on 11-21 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1816	2
1821	2
1829	1
1835	1
1839	1
1844	1
1847	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	4
1866	1
1868	1
1870	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1876	2
1879	4
1880	4
1881	1
1882	1
1883	3
1887	3
1889	1
1890	7
1893	1
1894	4
1896	1
1897	4
1898	3
1899	4
1900	7
1901	5
1902	7
1903	5
1904	9
1905	3
1906	14
1907	7
1908	9
1909	18
1910	23
1911	19
1912	14
1913	79
1914	51
1915	21
1916	66
1917	248
1918	12
1919	22
1920	36
1921	96
1922	42
1923	27
1924	104
1925	73
1926	420
1927	108
1928	109
1929	467
1930	243
1931	682
1932	162
1933	381
1934	578
1935	62
1936	192
1937	1,309
1938	119
1939	303
1940	337
1941	329
1942	662
1943	212
1944	250
1945	308
1946	604
1947	540
1948	414
1949	588
1950	904
1951	605
1952	424
1953	408
1954	927
1955	419
1956	624
1957	442
1958	407
1959	460
1960	691
1961	738
1962	524
1963	601
1964	1,014
1965	448
1966	589
1967	336
1968	358
1969	611
1970	400
1971	514
1972	735
1973	1,100
1974	809
1975	548
1976	315
1977	1,313
1978	1,034
1979	1,409
1980	805
1981	939
1982	807
1983	1,066
1984	525
1985	1,808
1986	815
1987	949
1988	928
1989	797
1990	1,337
1991	944
1992	1,375
1993	1,413
1994	1,179
1995	1,084
1996	1,882
1997	449
1998	1,312
1999	920
2000	1,191
2001	811
2002	847
2003	1,007
2004	873
2005	491
2006	1,181
2007	936
2008	1,079
2009	1,131
2010	894
2011	944
2012	792
2013	543
2014	815
2015	785
2016	1,000
2017	687
2018	391
2019	653
2020	421
2021	296
2022	824
2023	584
2024	519
2025	745

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	315
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1