Weather Records on 4 October 1918

127 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 1918. Highest significance: Coonalpyn, AU.

Key Facts for 4 October 1918

On 4 October 1918, 127 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 126 daily.
Coonalpyn set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 4 October 1918.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

127 stations

127 station records on 4 October 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 October 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coonalpyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blyth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Two Wells	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Warnertown (Willow Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Koomooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Battunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Remarkable	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

127 records

Records set or tied on 4 October 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 110.

Records on 4 October 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	110
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 October 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 126.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

122 broken records

Margins by which the 122 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 17.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 October 1918

Top 20 records on 4 October 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 October 1918	Coonalpyn, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1918	Willunga, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1918	Gumeracha, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1918	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low min	6.5 C (43.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	52 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1918	Normanville, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1918	Snowtown, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1918	Port Victoria, AU	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1918	Blyth, AU	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1918	Birdwood, AU	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1918	Macclesfield, AU	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1918	Orroroo, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1918	Kingston SE, AU	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1918	Minnedosa, CA	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1918	Jamestown, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1918	Stockwell, AU	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1918	Bridgewater, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1918	Echunga Golf Course, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1918	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1918	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	5 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1918	Ardrossan, AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 years	19 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

1795 to 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1918. 1918 had 127 records.

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

Records on 10-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1841	2
1843	1
1844	2
1847	2
1853	1
1859	1
1864	8
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	3
1888	5
1889	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	3
1898	4
1899	1
1900	3
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	5
1905	11
1906	29
1907	10
1908	18
1909	13
1910	21
1911	23
1912	101
1913	12
1914	18
1915	13
1916	137
1917	157
1918	127
1919	30
1920	31
1921	46
1922	44
1923	21
1924	63
1925	130
1926	255
1927	172
1928	131
1929	339
1930	244
1931	361
1932	413
1933	299
1934	121
1935	833
1936	161
1937	483
1938	440
1939	345
1940	220
1941	850
1942	198
1943	426
1944	328
1945	543
1946	314
1947	592
1948	449
1949	491
1950	565
1951	617
1952	717
1953	358
1954	999
1955	630
1956	467
1957	533
1958	704
1959	812
1960	246
1961	758
1962	313
1963	528
1964	389
1965	760
1966	464
1967	440
1968	587
1969	628
1970	539
1971	361
1972	712
1973	604
1974	1,846
1975	681
1976	869
1977	517
1978	488
1979	733
1980	975
1981	994
1982	415
1983	762
1984	864
1985	863
1986	1,265
1987	1,502
1988	713
1989	742
1990	845
1991	813
1992	866
1993	956
1994	1,341
1995	1,192
1996	1,012
1997	928
1998	1,487
1999	1,596
2000	917
2001	547
2002	1,465
2003	610
2004	562
2005	1,973
2006	987
2007	997
2008	935
2009	1,431
2010	1,230
2011	919
2012	864
2013	1,130
2014	611
2015	741
2016	680
2017	780
2018	979
2019	1,131
2020	897
2021	644
2022	561
2023	936
2024	1,197
2025	979
2026	942

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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 3	42
3 to 5	27
5 to 8	20
8 to 10	12
10 to 13	16
13 to 15	4
15 to 18	1