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Weather Records on 1 October 1918

20 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 October 1918. Highest significance: Bathurst Gaol, AU.

Key Facts for 1 October 1918

  • On 1 October 1918, 20 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 20 daily.
  • Bathurst Gaol set a daily record low minimum temperature of -1.7 C (28.9 F) on 1 October 1918.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

20 stations
Weather records on 1 October 1918 20 station records on 1 October 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
20 station records on 1 October 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 1 October 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
NicosiaCyprusRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord low maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOSUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-5.3 C (22.5 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton ACanadaRecord low minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low maximum temperature8.4 C (47.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
LucknowCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
OttawaCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
London SouthCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & OutreachUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord low maximum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph OacCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

20 records
Records on 1 October 1918 by type Records set or tied on 1 October 1918 by type: Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 1. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 13Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 1 October 1918 by type: Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 1.
Records on 1 October 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum13
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 1 October 1918 by timescale Records on 1 October 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 20. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 20all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 1 October 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 20.
Records on 1 October 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily20

How Much Records Were Beaten By

14 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 October 1918 Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.7. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 2: 112 to 4: 24 to 6: 06 to 8: 08 to 10: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 October 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 211
2 to 42
4 to 60
6 to 80
8 to 101

Top 20 by Significance

1 October 1918
Top 20 records on 1 October 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
1 October 1918Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low min-1.7 C (28.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)59 years24 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1918Hambantota, LKdaily high min25.6 C (78.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)41 years22 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1918Nicosia, CYdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)21 years19 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1918Port Dover, CAdaily low min-2.2 C (28.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)34 years17 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1918Moose Factory, CAdaily low min-5.6 C (21.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)22 years15 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1918Karlsruhe, DEdaily low max10.6 C (51.1 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1918Concordia ASOS, USdaily low max15.6 C (60.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1918Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily low min-5.3 C (22.5 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)34 years13 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1918Cet Central England, GBdaily low min1.1 C (34.0 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1918Dubuque River, USdaily low max9.4 C (48.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1918Haliburton A, CAdaily low min-5.0 C (23.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)18 years10 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1918Nordby (Fano), DKdaily low max8.4 C (47.1 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)7 years10 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1918Lucknow, CAdaily low min-2.8 C (27.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)12 years9 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1918Ottawa, CAdaily low min-1.7 C (28.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)1 year5 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1918La Crosse Wb City, USdaily low min (Tie)-0.6 C (30.9 F)tie44 years4 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1918London South, CAdaily low min (Tie)-2.8 C (27.0 F)tie34 years3 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1918Quebec, CAdaily low min (Tie)-1.1 C (30.0 F)tie29 years3 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1918Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, USdaily low min (Tie)-4.4 C (24.1 F)tie31 years3 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1918Jonkoping, SEdaily low max (Tie)7.0 C (44.6 F)tie29 years2 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1918Guelph Oac, CAdaily low min (Tie)-1.7 C (28.9 F)tie1 year0 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

1813 to 1918
Records on 10-01 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1918. 1918 had 20 records. 01,0002,0003,0001813: 11814: 11817: 11819: 11820: 21823: 11828: 11845: 11847: 21861: 11865: 11866: 11869: 11870: 11871: 11874: 41876: 11877: 31879: 11881: 61882: 11883: 11884: 11886: 11888: 31889: 11890: 41891: 11892: 11893: 91894: 41895: 11897: 71898: 11899: 161900: 21901: 41902: 161903: 91904: 81905: 81906: 111907: 111908: 201909: 141910: 121911: 341912: 371913: 201914: 281915: 651916: 1051917: 521918: 201919: 251920: 981921: 1291922: 1601923: 1581924: 861925: 1351926: 1811927: 7541928: 1291929: 1581930: 1061931: 2371932: 2201933: 5191934: 1881935: 2011936: 3881937: 4531938: 2841939: 2831940: 2071941: 4251942: 2901943: 3241944: 5831945: 6771946: 4861947: 8671948: 2711949: 2541950: 1,0191951: 5211952: 7121953: 6561954: 9761955: 2801956: 2601957: 6461958: 1,0501959: 1,3061960: 1431961: 5661962: 3761963: 5981964: 3121965: 5211966: 6461967: 4371968: 4261969: 4541970: 2751971: 1,4491972: 6251973: 4181974: 1,1041975: 5611976: 8541977: 1,0971978: 4921979: 4881980: 6001981: 7851982: 7331983: 7831984: 1,2661985: 1,6211986: 1,4761987: 6481988: 5021989: 7391990: 6121991: 1,0201992: 1,3921993: 1,0421994: 5801995: 7461996: 1,0071997: 1,0801998: 1,3451999: 1,0962000: 1,0062001: 9242002: 9512003: 1,1982004: 8262005: 9022006: 8062007: 7262008: 5732009: 1,0512010: 1,0932011: 1,3242012: 6472013: 5152014: 3972015: 7292016: 4732017: 4722018: 6942019: 2,4392020: 5662021: 7532022: 6092023: 1,1732024: 7512025: 3842026: 5531813187718991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1918. 1918 had 20 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-01 in each year
YearRecords
18131
18141
18171
18191
18202
18231
18281
18451
18472
18611
18651
18661
18691
18701
18711
18744
18761
18773
18791
18816
18821
18831
18841
18861
18883
18891
18904
18911
18921
18939
18944
18951
18977
18981
189916
19002
19014
190216
19039
19048
19058
190611
190711
190820
190914
191012
191134
191237
191320
191428
191565
1916105
191752
191820
191925
192098
1921129
1922160
1923158
192486
1925135
1926181
1927754
1928129
1929158
1930106
1931237
1932220
1933519
1934188
1935201
1936388
1937453
1938284
1939283
1940207
1941425
1942290
1943324
1944583
1945677
1946486
1947867
1948271
1949254
19501,019
1951521
1952712
1953656
1954976
1955280
1956260
1957646
19581,050
19591,306
1960143
1961566
1962376
1963598
1964312
1965521
1966646
1967437
1968426
1969454
1970275
19711,449
1972625
1973418
19741,104
1975561
1976854
19771,097
1978492
1979488
1980600
1981785
1982733
1983783
19841,266
19851,621
19861,476
1987648
1988502
1989739
1990612
19911,020
19921,392
19931,042
1994580
1995746
19961,007
19971,080
19981,345
19991,096
20001,006
2001924
2002951
20031,198
2004826
2005902
2006806
2007726
2008573
20091,051
20101,093
20111,324
2012647
2013515
2014397
2015729
2016473
2017472
2018694
20192,439
2020566
2021753
2022609
20231,173
2024751
2025384
2026553

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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).