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Weather Records on 11 October 1918

32 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 1918. Highest significance: St John's, CA.

Key Facts for 11 October 1918

  • On 11 October 1918, 32 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 20 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 28 daily.
  • St John's set a monthly record daily precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 11 October 1918.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

32 stations
Weather records on 11 October 1918 32 station records on 11 October 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
32 station records on 11 October 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 11 October 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
St John'sCanadaRecord daily precipitation71.1 mm (2.8 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord high minimum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord daily precipitation33.8 mm (1.3 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TbilisiGeorgiaRecord daily precipitation22.7 mm (0.9 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation30.2 mm (1.2 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord high minimum temperature13.5 C (56.3 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
AlicedaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord high minimum temperature11.0 C (51.8 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord high maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
NeboAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord high minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord high maximum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord high maximum temperature15.2 C (59.4 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord high minimum temperature9.5 C (49.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-AmureRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-8.0 C (17.6 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1United StatesRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord high minimum temperature9.5 C (49.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord high minimum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

32 records
Records on 11 October 1918 by type Records set or tied on 11 October 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 10. 051015Highest daily maximum: 8Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 12Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 11 October 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 10.
Records on 11 October 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum8
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum12
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 11 October 1918 by timescale Records on 11 October 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 28. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 4daily: 28all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 11 October 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 28.
Records on 11 October 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly4
daily28

How Much Records Were Beaten By

27 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 11 October 1918 Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 17.8. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 3: 163 to 5: 65 to 8: 38 to 10: 010 to 13: 013 to 15: 115 to 18: 018 to 20: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 17.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 11 October 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 316
3 to 56
5 to 83
8 to 100
10 to 130
13 to 151
15 to 180
18 to 201

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 1918
Top 20 records on 11 October 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
11 October 1918St John's, CAmonthly rain71.1 mm (2.8 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)23 years38 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1918Portland Rfc City, USmonthly high min16.7 C (62.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)37 years28 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1918Bjuraker, SEmonthly high min12.0 C (53.6 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)26 years24 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1918Galway, IEdaily low min1.1 C (34.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)50 years21 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1918New Westminster, CAdaily rain33.8 mm (1.3 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1918Tbilisi, GEdaily rain22.7 mm (0.9 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)18 years16 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1918Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)38 years16 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1918Montagu (Pol), ZAdaily rain3.6 mm (0.14 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)34 years15 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1918Astoria, USdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1918Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high min7.2 C (45.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1918Humansdorp (Pol), ZAdaily rain30.2 mm (1.2 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)8 years14 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1918Kiev, UAdaily high min13.5 C (56.3 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1918Alicedale, ZAdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)8 years13 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1918Gavle, SEdaily high min11.0 C (51.8 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1918Portland, USdaily high max24.4 C (75.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)8 years12 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1918Medicine Hat A, CAdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1918Minnedosa, CAdaily high max20.0 C (68.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)23 years11 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1918Nebo, AUdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1918Lawrence Post Office, AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1918Swift Current, CAdaily high max25.6 C (78.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)12 years10 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 on 10-11 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1918. 1918 had 32 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 11801: 11802: 21803: 11805: 11807: 11811: 11814: 21839: 11845: 11849: 11851: 11852: 11854: 11859: 11860: 41861: 11864: 21867: 21869: 11870: 11872: 21873: 21875: 11876: 41877: 31879: 21880: 21884: 21885: 51887: 41888: 21889: 31890: 11891: 21892: 21896: 21897: 41898: 41900: 11901: 81902: 141903: 101904: 201905: 171906: 521907: 101908: 111909: 171910: 311911: 141912: 211913: 481914: 401915: 141916: 251917: 481918: 321919: 761920: 1401921: 921922: 351923: 2311924: 1491925: 1961926: 1371927: 1761928: 7131929: 2591930: 6561931: 3961932: 2351933: 2001934: 8621935: 2451936: 2431937: 2421938: 4381939: 2491940: 2011941: 1901942: 5371943: 4141944: 2471945: 2841946: 7701947: 4051948: 7361949: 8351950: 4501951: 5381952: 4721953: 4081954: 6721955: 4341956: 8941957: 2581958: 7951959: 1,0271960: 3331961: 6101962: 8571963: 5701964: 9271965: 2021966: 2791967: 6431968: 3121969: 1,0321970: 8591971: 5211972: 7081973: 1,3251974: 3561975: 5591976: 5651977: 6551978: 4261979: 1,2601980: 4781981: 7761982: 1,1411983: 5421984: 5521985: 9771986: 9611987: 1,6031988: 6211989: 5711990: 1,6171991: 1,0551992: 5271993: 8831994: 7261995: 9751996: 8421997: 1,8091998: 7501999: 9962000: 1,7822001: 9622002: 1,0002003: 1,1912004: 5932005: 1,0442006: 8402007: 6102008: 1,3692009: 2,5942010: 9642011: 1,1762012: 6962013: 6662014: 6202015: 1,0322016: 3782017: 1,1012018: 1,5172019: 1,7602020: 6802021: 8732022: 2442023: 8582024: 8422025: 7112026: 8641793186418911912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1918. 1918 had 32 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-11 in each year
YearRecords
17931
18011
18022
18031
18051
18071
18111
18142
18391
18451
18491
18511
18521
18541
18591
18604
18611
18642
18672
18691
18701
18722
18732
18751
18764
18773
18792
18802
18842
18855
18874
18882
18893
18901
18912
18922
18962
18974
18984
19001
19018
190214
190310
190420
190517
190652
190710
190811
190917
191031
191114
191221
191348
191440
191514
191625
191748
191832
191976
1920140
192192
192235
1923231
1924149
1925196
1926137
1927176
1928713
1929259
1930656
1931396
1932235
1933200
1934862
1935245
1936243
1937242
1938438
1939249
1940201
1941190
1942537
1943414
1944247
1945284
1946770
1947405
1948736
1949835
1950450
1951538
1952472
1953408
1954672
1955434
1956894
1957258
1958795
19591,027
1960333
1961610
1962857
1963570
1964927
1965202
1966279
1967643
1968312
19691,032
1970859
1971521
1972708
19731,325
1974356
1975559
1976565
1977655
1978426
19791,260
1980478
1981776
19821,141
1983542
1984552
1985977
1986961
19871,603
1988621
1989571
19901,617
19911,055
1992527
1993883
1994726
1995975
1996842
19971,809
1998750
1999996
20001,782
2001962
20021,000
20031,191
2004593
20051,044
2006840
2007610
20081,369
20092,594
2010964
20111,176
2012696
2013666
2014620
20151,032
2016378
20171,101
20181,517
20191,760
2020680
2021873
2022244
2023858
2024842
2025711
2026864

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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).