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Weather Records on 18 July 1912

28 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 July 1912. Highest significance: Cape May 2 NW, US.

Key Facts for 18 July 1912

  • On 18 July 1912, 28 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 28 daily.
  • Cape May 2 NW set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 18 July 1912.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

28 stations
Weather records on 18 July 1912 28 station records on 18 July 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
28 station records on 18 July 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 18 July 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Cape May 2 NWUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
GospicCroatiaRecord daily precipitation62.5 mm (2.5 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen ASwedenRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation43.4 mm (1.7 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
VarbergSwedenRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord daily precipitation21.4 mm (0.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord high minimum temperature14.5 C (58.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
VingaSwedenRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord high minimum temperature16.5 C (61.7 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature14.7 C (58.5 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature35.6 C (96.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature35.6 C (96.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)GermanyRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
VilniusLithuaniaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord daily precipitation31.7 mm (1.2 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
ChemnitzGermanyRecord high maximum temperature29.0 C (84.2 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
LindsayCanadaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
MalungSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord high minimum temperature16.5 C (61.7 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord low minimum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord low minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

28 records
Records on 18 July 1912 by type Records set or tied on 18 July 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 13. 051015Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 13Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 18 July 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 13.
Records on 18 July 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall13
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 18 July 1912 by timescale Records on 18 July 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 28. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 28all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 18 July 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 28.
Records on 18 July 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily28

How Much Records Were Beaten By

22 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 July 1912 Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 155 to 10: 310 to 15: 115 to 20: 120 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 20 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 July 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 515
5 to 103
10 to 151
15 to 201
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 352

Top 20 by Significance

18 July 1912
Top 20 records on 18 July 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
18 July 1912Cape May 2 NW, USdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)30.0 mm (1.2 in)9 years35 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1912Gospic, HRdaily rain62.5 mm (2.5 in)32.0 mm (1.3 in)5 years25 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1912Nidingen A, SEdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)12.3 mm (0.5 in)7 years25 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1912Washington, USdaily rain43.4 mm (1.7 in)17.0 mm (0.7 in)20 years23 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1912Varberg, SEdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1912Kiev, UAdaily rain21.4 mm (0.8 in)7.2 mm (0.28 in)28 years18 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1912Stony Mountain, CAdaily low min2.2 C (36.0 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)3 years16 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1912Skara 1, SEdaily high min14.5 C (58.1 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)29 years16 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1912Vinga, SEdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1912Vastervik, SEdaily high min16.5 C (61.7 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1912La Crosse Wb City, USdaily low min11.1 C (52.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1912Camden 3 W, USdaily rain22.1 mm (0.9 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)14 years14 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1912Escanaba, USdaily low max16.7 C (62.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1912Portland Rfc City, USdaily high min20.0 C (68.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)4 years13 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1912Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily low max14.7 C (58.5 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1912Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily high max35.6 C (96.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)10 years11 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1912Portland Rfc City, USdaily high max35.6 C (96.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)23 years11 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1912Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DEdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1912Vilnius, LTdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)0.9 mm (0.04 in)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1912Orebro, SEdaily rain31.7 mm (1.2 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)19 years10 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 1912
Records on 07-18 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1912. 1912 had 28 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001793: 21801: 11845: 11847: 11851: 11858: 11862: 11863: 21865: 11866: 21871: 21872: 11874: 11877: 11878: 41880: 11881: 21883: 21886: 21887: 21888: 11889: 21890: 41891: 11892: 21895: 11896: 21897: 61898: 21899: 31900: 81901: 51902: 31903: 141904: 71905: 221906: 131907: 121908: 391909: 111910: 331911: 421912: 281913: 211914: 471915: 951916: 2351917: 2651918: 581919: 381920: 591921: 671922: 1381923: 1261924: 3061925: 2171926: 1911927: 851928: 1081929: 1231930: 4621931: 3821932: 3431933: 2281934: 5021935: 2121936: 6651937: 3341938: 3061939: 4241940: 3521941: 3491942: 6611943: 2771944: 3331945: 3501946: 3341947: 3851948: 2891949: 5211950: 6321951: 3071952: 5971953: 4931954: 5011955: 4231956: 4661957: 3251958: 4751959: 5481960: 6691961: 2801962: 5161963: 2691964: 5231965: 7071966: 5451967: 7351968: 9981969: 5901970: 5301971: 6251972: 7011973: 9761974: 7291975: 6431976: 1,0471977: 8391978: 8811979: 8211980: 7471981: 6241982: 7491983: 1,0711984: 1,0001985: 5821986: 9081987: 1,8451988: 1,0011989: 1,2331990: 1,0531991: 5891992: 1,1351993: 1,0131994: 7201995: 9041996: 1,1571997: 7851998: 1,1691999: 9002000: 1,2142001: 9092002: 8402003: 1,1592004: 9852005: 1,2102006: 1,2852007: 1,2672008: 5932009: 1,7572010: 8782011: 1,1482012: 1,0702013: 9212014: 1,3482015: 7452016: 6092017: 4262018: 6992019: 5482020: 3612021: 6762022: 1,0712023: 8672024: 5812025: 7792026: 8061793188119021918193419501966198219982014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1912. 1912 had 28 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 07-18 in each year
YearRecords
17932
18011
18451
18471
18511
18581
18621
18632
18651
18662
18712
18721
18741
18771
18784
18801
18812
18832
18862
18872
18881
18892
18904
18911
18922
18951
18962
18976
18982
18993
19008
19015
19023
190314
19047
190522
190613
190712
190839
190911
191033
191142
191228
191321
191447
191595
1916235
1917265
191858
191938
192059
192167
1922138
1923126
1924306
1925217
1926191
192785
1928108
1929123
1930462
1931382
1932343
1933228
1934502
1935212
1936665
1937334
1938306
1939424
1940352
1941349
1942661
1943277
1944333
1945350
1946334
1947385
1948289
1949521
1950632
1951307
1952597
1953493
1954501
1955423
1956466
1957325
1958475
1959548
1960669
1961280
1962516
1963269
1964523
1965707
1966545
1967735
1968998
1969590
1970530
1971625
1972701
1973976
1974729
1975643
19761,047
1977839
1978881
1979821
1980747
1981624
1982749
19831,071
19841,000
1985582
1986908
19871,845
19881,001
19891,233
19901,053
1991589
19921,135
19931,013
1994720
1995904
19961,157
1997785
19981,169
1999900
20001,214
2001909
2002840
20031,159
2004985
20051,210
20061,285
20071,267
2008593
20091,757
2010878
20111,148
20121,070
2013921
20141,348
2015745
2016609
2017426
2018699
2019548
2020361
2021676
20221,071
2023867
2024581
2025779
2026806

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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).