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Weather Records on 18 October 1899

12 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 1899. Highest significance: Armagh, GB.

Key Facts for 18 October 1899

  • On 18 October 1899, 12 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 12 daily.
  • Armagh set a daily record high maximum temperature of 18.6 C (65.5 F) on 18 October 1899.
  • Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

12 stations
Weather records on 18 October 1899 12 station records on 18 October 1899 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
12 station records on 18 October 1899 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 18 October 1899: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature18.6 C (65.5 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature8.6 C (47.5 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

12 records
Records on 18 October 1899 by type Records set or tied on 18 October 1899 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 01234Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 18 October 1899 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 18 October 1899 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 18 October 1899 by timescale Records on 18 October 1899 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 12all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 18 October 1899 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12.
Records on 18 October 1899 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily12

How Much Records Were Beaten By

8 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 October 1899 Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.1. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 2: 52 to 4: 14 to 6: 16 to 8: 08 to 10: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 October 1899
MarginRecords
0 to 25
2 to 41
4 to 61
6 to 80
8 to 101

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 1899
Top 12 records on 18 October 1899 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
18 October 1899Armagh, GBdaily high max18.6 C (65.5 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)49 years24 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1899Moorestown 4 E, USdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)17 years14 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1899Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily high min19.4 C (66.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)20 years14 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1899Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low min8.6 C (47.5 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)10 years11 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1899Middletown 4 W, USdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1899Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily high max18.3 C (64.9 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)20 years9 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1899Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily high max26.1 C (79.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)17 years9 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1899Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max12.8 C (55.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)8 years8 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1899Armagh, GBdaily high min (Tie)11.7 C (53.1 F)tie48 years4 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1899Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily high min (Tie)17.8 C (64.0 F)tie37 years4 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1899Concord, USdaily high min (Tie)16.1 C (61.0 F)tie16 years2 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1899Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily high max (Tie)26.1 C (79.0 F)tie17 years2 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

1794 to 1899
Records on 10-18 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1899. 1899 had 12 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001794: 11796: 11799: 11806: 11807: 11810: 11811: 21817: 11832: 11835: 11836: 11843: 11846: 21848: 11849: 11851: 11852: 11859: 11863: 11865: 21866: 21868: 11869: 11871: 11872: 11874: 41876: 21877: 21879: 31881: 11882: 11883: 21887: 11888: 11890: 41892: 41893: 11894: 31895: 21897: 61898: 51899: 121900: 51901: 51902: 61903: 91904: 121905: 271906: 171907: 111908: 441909: 231910: 501911: 221912: 121913: 261914: 521915: 121916: 641917: 1091918: 241919: 311920: 871921: 871922: 591923: 1141924: 1511925: 1531926: 1491927: 3091928: 3161929: 1901930: 5071931: 3501932: 4461933: 2641934: 2221935: 3601936: 4831937: 6711938: 5361939: 4751940: 5321941: 2401942: 3321943: 8441944: 2641945: 3981946: 3551947: 9651948: 1,1281949: 6651950: 9961951: 3251952: 3941953: 6781954: 6211955: 4031956: 5781957: 2201958: 4071959: 2461960: 6121961: 3621962: 2521963: 4921964: 3111965: 1,0661966: 6131967: 4051968: 7371969: 7891970: 5011971: 1,1991972: 1,5811973: 7891974: 7461975: 7791976: 1,3261977: 5331978: 5451979: 5551980: 1,0241981: 6801982: 6541983: 6841984: 1,3311985: 8311986: 3441987: 5181988: 7331989: 1,1961990: 1,0431991: 9991992: 1,2951993: 1,0511994: 1,2961995: 1,2271996: 7951997: 1,2401998: 1,3231999: 7732000: 8232001: 8182002: 8782003: 1,0972004: 1,1562005: 7552006: 1,3282007: 1,2982008: 5312009: 1,5462010: 6342011: 7362012: 7412013: 4302014: 6902015: 9152016: 1,5112017: 5902018: 7592019: 3462020: 9572021: 3872022: 1,3342023: 6932024: 1,1422025: 3671794185918901909192619431960197719942011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1899. 1899 had 12 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-18 in each year
YearRecords
17941
17961
17991
18061
18071
18101
18112
18171
18321
18351
18361
18431
18462
18481
18491
18511
18521
18591
18631
18652
18662
18681
18691
18711
18721
18744
18762
18772
18793
18811
18821
18832
18871
18881
18904
18924
18931
18943
18952
18976
18985
189912
19005
19015
19026
19039
190412
190527
190617
190711
190844
190923
191050
191122
191212
191326
191452
191512
191664
1917109
191824
191931
192087
192187
192259
1923114
1924151
1925153
1926149
1927309
1928316
1929190
1930507
1931350
1932446
1933264
1934222
1935360
1936483
1937671
1938536
1939475
1940532
1941240
1942332
1943844
1944264
1945398
1946355
1947965
19481,128
1949665
1950996
1951325
1952394
1953678
1954621
1955403
1956578
1957220
1958407
1959246
1960612
1961362
1962252
1963492
1964311
19651,066
1966613
1967405
1968737
1969789
1970501
19711,199
19721,581
1973789
1974746
1975779
19761,326
1977533
1978545
1979555
19801,024
1981680
1982654
1983684
19841,331
1985831
1986344
1987518
1988733
19891,196
19901,043
1991999
19921,295
19931,051
19941,296
19951,227
1996795
19971,240
19981,323
1999773
2000823
2001818
2002878
20031,097
20041,156
2005755
20061,328
20071,298
2008531
20091,546
2010634
2011736
2012741
2013430
2014690
2015915
20161,511
2017590
2018759
2019346
2020957
2021387
20221,334
2023693
20241,142
2025367

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).