Weather Records on 18 July 1918

58 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 July 1918. Highest significance: Forbes (Camp Street), AU.

Key Facts for 18 July 1918

On 18 July 1918, 58 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 55 daily.
Forbes (Camp Street) set an all-time record low minimum temperature of -5.0 C (23.0 F) on 18 July 1918.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

58 stations

58 station records on 18 July 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 July 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Muncheberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cornalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

58 records

Records set or tied on 18 July 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 21.

Records on 18 July 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	21
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 July 1918 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 1, daily 55.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

48 broken records

Margins by which the 48 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 July 1918

Top 20 records on 18 July 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 July 1918	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	all-time low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1918	Nurnberg, DE	all-time high min	21.4 C (70.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1918	New Westminster, CA	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1918	Gronbaek-Allingskovgard, DK	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1918	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high max	23.6 C (74.5 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1918	Bologna, IT	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	51 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1918	Newport, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1918	Magdeburg, DE	daily high min	20.3 C (68.5 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1918	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1918	Plauen, DE	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	17 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1918	Falsterbo, SE	daily rain	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1918	Minnedosa, CA	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1918	Bamberg, DE	daily high min	18.5 C (65.3 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1918	Muncheberg, DE	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	18 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1918	Sonnblick, AT	daily high max	10.2 C (50.4 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	27 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1918	Barkerville, CA	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1918	Sydney, CA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	27 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1918	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	16 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1918	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily high min	18.6 C (65.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	33 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1918	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	38 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

1793 to 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1918. 1918 had 58 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 2	27
2 to 4	13
4 to 6	2
6 to 8	2
8 to 10	1
10 to 12	0
12 to 14	1
14 to 16	2