Weather Records on 18 November 2020

1,618 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 2020. Highest significance: Maraza, AZ.

Key Facts for 18 November 2020

On 18 November 2020, 1,618 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,302 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 66 monthly and 1,550 daily.
Maraza set a daily record precipitation of 99.8 mm (3.9 in) on 18 November 2020.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

1,618 stations

1,618 station records on 18 November 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maraza	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Zhangwu	China	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dandong	China	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Svelgen II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Aurland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre Ardal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Samsun	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Elizabeth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boverdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sandane	Norway	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Acajutla	El Salvador	Record low maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Derbent	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vallbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goloson Intl	Honduras	Record daily precipitation	257.3 mm (10.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yanji	China	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Linjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kalajoki Metsakyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brekke I Sogn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	105.3 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ortnevik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kalajoki Pitkasenkyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stadlandet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Veitastrond	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shenyang	China	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lavik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nordfjordeid - Nymark	Norway	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Takle	Norway	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	112.7 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oksendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sunndalsora III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stugudal - Kasen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marby_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alfoten II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,618 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 670, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 632, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 231, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 18 November 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	670
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	632
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 18 November 2020 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 66, daily 1,550.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,446 broken records

Margins by which the 1,446 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

18 November 2020

Top 20 records on 18 November 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 2020	Maraza, AZ	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2020	Norddal, NO	all-time rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2020	Jinzhou, CN	monthly rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2020	Zhangwu, CN	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2020	Dandong, CN	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2020	Svelgen II, NO	daily rain	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2020	Aurland, NO	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2020	Ovre Ardal, NO	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2020	Samsun, TR	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2020	Hafslo, NO	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2020	Mount Elizabeth, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2020	Boverdal, NO	all-time rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2020	Briksdal, NO	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	113 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2020	Sandane, NO	monthly rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2020	Acajutla, SV	daily low max	26.4 C (79.5 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2020	Derbent, RU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2020	Vallbo, SE	monthly rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2020	Goloson Intl, HN	daily rain	257.3 mm (10.1 in)	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2020	Williams, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	116 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2020	Yanji, CN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	48 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2020. 2020 had 1,618 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	1,439
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1