Weather Records on 11 May 1918

54 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 1918. Highest significance: Wentworth (Cuthero), AU.

Key Facts for 11 May 1918

On 11 May 1918, 54 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
8 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 54 daily.
Wentworth (Cuthero) set a daily record precipitation of 51.1 mm (2.0 in) on 11 May 1918.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

54 stations

54 station records on 11 May 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarrwong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wunnamurra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Netherby Wine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Netley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wargam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tapio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Numurkah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Boomanoomana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Katandra North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Kinchega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bimbowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Boxwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

54 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 36.

Records on 11 May 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	36
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 May 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 54.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

44 broken records

Margins by which the 44 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 31.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 1918

Top 20 records on 11 May 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 1918	Wentworth (Cuthero), AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1918	Kingston SE, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1918	Tarrwong, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1918	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high min	15.5 C (59.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	49 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1918	Bright Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1918	Wunnamurra, AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1918	Mulwala Homestead, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1918	Wangaratta, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1918	Springfield 3, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1918	Jerilderie (Coree STN), AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1918	Yarrawonga Post Office, AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1918	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1918	Dookie Agricultural College, AU	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1918	Rutherglen Netherby Wine, AU	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1918	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	0 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1918	Santa Fe, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1918	Netley, AU	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1918	Condong Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	26 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1918	Burrabogie, AU	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	7 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1918	Clydebank, AU	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	16 years	14 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

1814 to 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1918. 1918 had 54 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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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	28
5 to 10	10
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	1