Weather Records on 18 November 2021

268 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 2021. Highest significance: Benavides #2, US.

Key Facts for 18 November 2021

On 18 November 2021, 268 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
160 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 264 daily.
Benavides #2 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 117.9 mm (4.6 in) on 18 November 2021.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

268 stations

268 station records on 18 November 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Benavides #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pohnpei WSO	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Sugar Res STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Connaught	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parkersburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yuncheng	China	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oceana NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Trompillo	Bolivia	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Soummam	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sokode	Togo	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Craibstone	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Key W Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury-Wicomico Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yinchuan	China	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Filt Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shippensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Danville Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quantico MCAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nurata	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Suphan Buri	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Phuket	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Royal Oak 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lushi	China	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Preobrazhenie	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oran	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jiuquan	China	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hissar	India	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Poona	India	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kjevik	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
NE Phila AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay M.O	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalore Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bayan Mod	China	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Baingoin	China	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mango/Sansanne	Togo	Record low minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bethel AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dyce	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Patuxent River NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jartai	China	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbatore/Peelamed	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hon	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

268 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 34, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 18 November 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	34
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 18 November 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 264.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

214 broken records

Margins by which the 214 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

18 November 2021

Top 20 records on 18 November 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 2021	Benavides #2, US	monthly rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2021	Pohnpei WSO, FM	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2021	Bundaberg Sugar Res STN, AU	daily rain	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2021	Robe Comparison, AU	daily low min	3.6 C (38.5 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2021	Connaught, IE	daily high min	9.1 C (48.4 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2021	Strathmore, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2021	Elk Rvr, US	monthly rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2021	Seward AP, US	daily low min	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2021	Bethel AP, US	daily low min	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2021	Gyshgy, TM	daily low max	2.7 C (36.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 2021	Warsaw 2 NW, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	79 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 2021	Brownsville, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 2021	Riddle, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	70 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 2021	Parkersburg, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	83 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 2021	Yuncheng, CN	daily high max	21.4 C (70.5 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 2021	Mesa Verde Np, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 2021	Anchorage Merrill Fld, US	daily low min	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	71 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 2021	Circle Hot Springs, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	60 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 2021	Oceana NAS, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 2021	El Trompillo, BO	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	63 years	30 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2021. 2021 had 268 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 20	204
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1