Weather Records on 7 October 1918

121 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1918. Highest significance: Adelaide West Terrace, AU.

Key Facts for 7 October 1918

On 7 October 1918, 121 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 115 daily.
Adelaide West Terrace set a daily record precipitation of 36.1 mm (1.4 in) on 7 October 1918.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

121 stations

121 station records on 7 October 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yorketown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Morphett Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Second Valley (Poolamacca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yankalilla (Woodvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minimay (Booroopki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland (Weetulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mitcham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Nangeela)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Penola Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wartook Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamley Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Elliott	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Apsley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jung Jung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beeac (Eurack)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roseworthy Agric College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

121 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1918 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 111.

Records on 7 October 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 October 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 115.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

118 broken records

Margins by which the 118 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1918

Top 20 records on 7 October 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1918	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1918	Port Victoria, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1918	Yorketown, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1918	Warooka, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1918	Houston Wb City, US	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1918	Kadina, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1918	Cape Willoughby, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1918	North Adelaide, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1918	Beachport, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1918	Moonta, AU	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1918	Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1918	Streaky Bay, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1918	Warrnambool Shire Office, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1918	Maitland, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1918	Ardrossan, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1918	Adelaide (Morphett Vale), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1918	Mallala, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1918	Second Valley (Poolamacca), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1918	Casterton (Warrock), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1918	Yankalilla (Woodvale), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	32 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 121 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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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 20	107
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1