Weather Records on 18 July 1915

95 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 July 1915. Highest significance: Minlaton, AU.

Key Facts for 18 July 1915

On 18 July 1915, 95 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 94 daily.
Minlaton set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 18 July 1915.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

95 stations

95 station records on 18 July 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 July 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring (Urisino)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wangaraleednie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corny Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Poolamacca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yorketown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenariff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yankalilla (Woodvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winchelsea (Murdeduke)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Jervis Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Smeaton Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Talbot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Winbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brewon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Goorimpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Puckawidgee Back	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Neds Corner Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Newlyn Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

95 records

Records set or tied on 18 July 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 81.

Records on 18 July 1915 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	81
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 July 1915 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 94.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

90 broken records

Margins by which the 90 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 21.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 July 1915

Top 20 records on 18 July 1915 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 July 1915	Minlaton, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1915	Irkutsk, RU	all-time rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1915	Hambantota, LK	daily low min	22.1 C (71.8 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	43 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1915	Minnedosa, CA	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1915	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1915	Wanaaring (Urisino), AU	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1915	Edithburgh Post Office, AU	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1915	Warooka, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1915	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	91 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1915	Normanville, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1915	Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale), AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1915	Wangaraleednie, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1915	Stansbury, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1915	Corny Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1915	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1915	Port Elliot Caravan Park, AU	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1915	Second Valley (Poolamacca), AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1915	Yorketown, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1915	Glenariff, AU	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1915	Adelaide (Pooraka), AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	28 years	20 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 1915

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1915. 1915 had 95 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1801	1
1845	1
1847	1
1851	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	2
1865	1
1866	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	6
1898	2
1899	3
1900	8
1901	5
1902	3
1903	14
1904	7
1905	22
1906	13
1907	12
1908	39
1909	11
1910	33
1911	42
1912	28
1913	21
1914	47
1915	95
1916	235
1917	265
1918	58
1919	38
1920	59
1921	67
1922	138
1923	126
1924	306
1925	217
1926	191
1927	85
1928	108
1929	123
1930	462
1931	382
1932	343
1933	228
1934	502
1935	212
1936	665
1937	334
1938	306
1939	424
1940	352
1941	349
1942	661
1943	277
1944	333
1945	350
1946	334
1947	385
1948	289
1949	521
1950	632
1951	307
1952	597
1953	493
1954	501
1955	423
1956	466
1957	325
1958	475
1959	548
1960	669
1961	280
1962	516
1963	269
1964	523
1965	707
1966	545
1967	735
1968	998
1969	590
1970	530
1971	625
1972	701
1973	976
1974	729
1975	643
1976	1,047
1977	839
1978	881
1979	821
1980	747
1981	624
1982	749
1983	1,071
1984	1,000
1985	582
1986	908
1987	1,845
1988	1,001
1989	1,233
1990	1,053
1991	589
1992	1,135
1993	1,013
1994	720
1995	904
1996	1,157
1997	785
1998	1,169
1999	900
2000	1,214
2001	909
2002	840
2003	1,159
2004	985
2005	1,210
2006	1,285
2007	1,267
2008	593
2009	1,757
2010	878
2011	1,148
2012	1,070
2013	921
2014	1,348
2015	745
2016	609
2017	426
2018	699
2019	548
2020	361
2021	676
2022	1,071
2023	867
2024	581
2025	779
2026	806

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	65
5 to 10	14
10 to 15	8
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	1