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Weather Records on 18 August 1906

40 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 August 1906. Highest significance: Mudgee (George Street), AU.

Key Facts for 18 August 1906

  • On 18 August 1906, 40 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 20 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 40 daily.
  • Mudgee (George Street) set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 18 August 1906.
  • Across 171 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

40 stations
Weather records on 18 August 1906 40 station records on 18 August 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
40 station records on 18 August 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 18 August 1906: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Mudgee (George Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high maximum temperature33.9 C (93.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord high minimum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
WahgunyahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MombaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CollendinaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
CalgaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord high minimum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord high minimum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low maximum temperature15.7 C (60.3 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature13.5 C (56.3 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord high minimum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Benilkie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala HomesteadAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord low minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Clare)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord high minimum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Booligal (Ulonga)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.8 mm (0.11 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)GermanyRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord high minimum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

40 records
Records on 18 August 1906 by type Records set or tied on 18 August 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 17. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 14Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 17Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 18 August 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 17.
Records on 18 August 1906 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum14
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall17
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 18 August 1906 by timescale Records on 18 August 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 40. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 40all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 18 August 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 40.
Records on 18 August 1906 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily40

How Much Records Were Beaten By

31 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 August 1906 Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.9. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 195 to 10: 810 to 15: 315 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 August 1906
MarginRecords
0 to 519
5 to 108
10 to 153
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

18 August 1906
Top 20 records on 18 August 1906 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
18 August 1906Mudgee (George Street), AUdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)13.4 mm (0.5 in)24 years26 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1906Chatham, CAdaily high max33.9 C (93.0 F)6.1 C (11.0 F)21 years24 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1906Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)25.9 mm (1.0 in)19 years23 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1906Toronto, CAdaily high min19.4 C (66.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)47 years21 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1906Wahgunyah, AUdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1906Momba, AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1906Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1906Collendina, AUdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)8 years19 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1906Calga, AUdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)4 years18 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1906Gravenhurst, CAdaily high min20.6 C (69.1 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)18 years18 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1906Stornoway Airport, GBdaily low max11.7 C (53.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)28 years18 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1906Dubbo (Darling Street), AUdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)7.2 mm (0.28 in)18 years17 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1906Kingston Queens U, CAdaily high min21.7 C (71.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)33 years17 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1906Port Stanley, CAdaily rain25.7 mm (1.0 in)11.0 mm (0.4 in)12 years17 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1906Stratford, CAdaily high min19.4 C (66.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)35 years17 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1906Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily low max15.7 C (60.3 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)37 years17 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1906Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high min13.5 C (56.3 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)30 years16 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1906Parry Sound, CAdaily high min18.9 C (66.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)25 years16 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1906Hatfield (Benilkie), AUdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)19 years15 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1906Southampton, CAdaily high min20.0 C (68.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)22 years14 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

1797 to 1906
Records on 08-18 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1906. 1906 had 40 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001797: 21805: 11816: 11827: 11829: 11830: 11833: 11841: 11844: 11845: 31846: 11847: 11849: 11851: 11852: 11853: 11854: 21855: 11856: 11861: 11864: 21866: 11868: 21869: 11870: 21872: 11873: 11875: 31876: 11878: 11879: 21883: 31885: 31886: 31887: 31888: 21889: 11890: 11891: 21892: 61893: 41894: 41895: 11898: 41899: 61900: 21901: 101902: 81903: 61904: 81905: 101906: 401907: 71908: 211909: 241910: 161911: 111912: 211913: 431914: 371915: 601916: 711917: 701918: 531919: 341920: 511921: 391922: 1291923: 901924: 2251925: 3001926: 1681927: 2691928: 1411929: 1811930: 1501931: 2411932: 3821933: 4311934: 6381935: 4241936: 7661937: 3081938: 2431939: 3811940: 4341941: 4671942: 3331943: 7381944: 3251945: 4001946: 4161947: 9581948: 3151949: 3931950: 6831951: 3551952: 4051953: 3231954: 6221955: 7951956: 5801957: 3801958: 5801959: 5371960: 5991961: 4151962: 4281963: 7601964: 4431965: 5251966: 5731967: 6231968: 7951969: 5301970: 5971971: 3811972: 4931973: 7341974: 6391975: 8441976: 9171977: 1,1121978: 8541979: 1,3091980: 7711981: 1,3861982: 5631983: 1,4201984: 6001985: 7651986: 8611987: 1,6091988: 1,3511989: 9521990: 9201991: 5331992: 1,4971993: 7061994: 1,0271995: 1,8821996: 7601997: 1,1911998: 9231999: 8882000: 1,1832001: 1,0362002: 1,3062003: 8602004: 1,0502005: 8652006: 8422007: 1,1162008: 1,2652009: 8392010: 1,1672011: 1,2392012: 1,2472013: 7522014: 7512015: 8802016: 7042017: 5652018: 4622019: 6152020: 1,5412021: 1,1182022: 1,2372023: 1,0942024: 6962025: 4552026: 5451797185618891909192719451963198119992017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1906. 1906 had 40 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-18 in each year
YearRecords
17972
18051
18161
18271
18291
18301
18331
18411
18441
18453
18461
18471
18491
18511
18521
18531
18542
18551
18561
18611
18642
18661
18682
18691
18702
18721
18731
18753
18761
18781
18792
18833
18853
18863
18873
18882
18891
18901
18912
18926
18934
18944
18951
18984
18996
19002
190110
19028
19036
19048
190510
190640
19077
190821
190924
191016
191111
191221
191343
191437
191560
191671
191770
191853
191934
192051
192139
1922129
192390
1924225
1925300
1926168
1927269
1928141
1929181
1930150
1931241
1932382
1933431
1934638
1935424
1936766
1937308
1938243
1939381
1940434
1941467
1942333
1943738
1944325
1945400
1946416
1947958
1948315
1949393
1950683
1951355
1952405
1953323
1954622
1955795
1956580
1957380
1958580
1959537
1960599
1961415
1962428
1963760
1964443
1965525
1966573
1967623
1968795
1969530
1970597
1971381
1972493
1973734
1974639
1975844
1976917
19771,112
1978854
19791,309
1980771
19811,386
1982563
19831,420
1984600
1985765
1986861
19871,609
19881,351
1989952
1990920
1991533
19921,497
1993706
19941,027
19951,882
1996760
19971,191
1998923
1999888
20001,183
20011,036
20021,306
2003860
20041,050
2005865
2006842
20071,116
20081,265
2009839
20101,167
20111,239
20121,247
2013752
2014751
2015880
2016704
2017565
2018462
2019615
20201,541
20211,118
20221,237
20231,094
2024696
2025455
2026545

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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).