Weather Records on 14 July 1918

72 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 July 1918. Highest significance: Britstown (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 14 July 1918

On 14 July 1918, 72 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 72 daily.
Britstown (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 14 July 1918.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

72 stations

72 station records on 14 July 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 July 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Callington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Freeling Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mannum Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda Water Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wandearah North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Bridge Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Two Wells	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumbeena Leeds Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mannanarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ooma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Greensborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Roseworthy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Yalgogrin South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Blyth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sturt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Outalpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Hamley Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Overland Corner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Tarlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

72 records

Records set or tied on 14 July 1918 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 65.

Records on 14 July 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	65
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 July 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 72.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

63 broken records

Margins by which the 63 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 22.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 July 1918

Top 20 records on 14 July 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 July 1918	Britstown (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1918	Callington, AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1918	Freeling Railway, AU	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1918	Mannum Council Depot, AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1918	Kapunda Water Works, AU	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1918	Yan Yean, AU	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1918	Wandearah North, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1918	Eudunda, AU	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1918	Geelong Sec, AU	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1918	Brinkworth (Bungaree), AU	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	15 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1918	Chatham, CA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1918	Murray Bridge Comparison, AU	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	29 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1918	Cowes, AU	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	4 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1918	Cowell, AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1918	Kapunda, AU	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	22 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1918	Little River (Mount Rothwell), AU	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	23 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1918	Two Wells, AU	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	23 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1918	Murringo (Windermere), AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1918	Belle Isle, CA	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1918	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	35 years	16 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

1802 to 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1918. 1918 had 72 records.

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

Records on 07-14 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1808	1
1824	1
1832	1
1840	2
1845	1
1856	1
1860	2
1864	2
1866	1
1875	1
1876	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1883	3
1884	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	4
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	10
1899	6
1900	1
1901	2
1902	4
1903	21
1904	18
1905	11
1906	18
1907	13
1908	15
1909	7
1910	23
1911	28
1912	116
1913	21
1914	43
1915	17
1916	18
1917	55
1918	72
1919	44
1920	44
1921	105
1922	31
1923	127
1924	156
1925	138
1926	500
1927	212
1928	221
1929	87
1930	497
1931	430
1932	623
1933	378
1934	413
1935	278
1936	1,019
1937	282
1938	202
1939	367
1940	536
1941	548
1942	278
1943	364
1944	240
1945	466
1946	229
1947	379
1948	422
1949	436
1950	726
1951	335
1952	995
1953	518
1954	1,141
1955	1,058
1956	360
1957	368
1958	455
1959	349
1960	554
1961	441
1962	922
1963	535
1964	618
1965	256
1966	668
1967	1,124
1968	553
1969	595
1970	477
1971	436
1972	588
1973	652
1974	654
1975	1,054
1976	693
1977	544
1978	495
1979	559
1980	1,178
1981	708
1982	809
1983	930
1984	862
1985	720
1986	722
1987	1,035
1988	806
1989	640
1990	1,748
1991	860
1992	999
1993	1,432
1994	1,250
1995	1,459
1996	1,038
1997	723
1998	1,350
1999	1,536
2000	999
2001	870
2002	1,401
2003	1,037
2004	638
2005	758
2006	998
2007	862
2008	683
2009	920
2010	1,678
2011	1,093
2012	1,114
2013	539
2014	711
2015	622
2016	682
2017	674
2018	475
2019	415
2020	635
2021	788
2022	575
2023	724
2024	784
2025	756
2026	1,037

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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	46
5 to 10	14
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	1