Weather Records on 18 November 2024

576 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 November 2024. Highest significance: Dodge City, US.

Key Facts for 18 November 2024

On 18 November 2024, 576 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
141 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 558 daily.
Dodge City set a daily record precipitation of 55.1 mm (2.2 in) on 18 November 2024.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

576 stations

576 station records on 18 November 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 November 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Olton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Raakkyla Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tatum	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Brownfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hart	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Portales	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Plainview	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Friona	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Morton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Higgins	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gage AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Amarillo	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dalhart FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Levelland	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Floydada	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pitchfork Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis 13 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah 7E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Floydada 9SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah 15S	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gate	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lenorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sanford Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe Johnson Co Ind AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton-Sherman AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salina Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edmond 5ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moree (Mallowa (Narba))	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

576 records

Records set or tied on 18 November 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 354, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 18 November 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	354
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 18 November 2024 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 558.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

493 broken records

Margins by which the 493 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 November 2024

Top 20 records on 18 November 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 2024	Dodge City, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	107 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 November 2024	Clarendon, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2024	Olton, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	96 years	77 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2024	Raakkyla Kk, FI	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	69 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2024	Tatum, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2024	Brownfield, US	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2024	Hart, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2024	Portales, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2024	Plainview, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2024	Silverton, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2024	Canyon, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2024	Friona, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2024	Morton, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2024	Higgins, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2024	Tahoka, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2024	Gage AP, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2024	Amarillo, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2024	Dalhart FAA AP, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2024	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	86 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 November 2024	Herbert Vale, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	99 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2024. 2024 had 576 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	414
20 to 40	64
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1