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Weather Records on 12 October 1918

29 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 1918. Highest significance: Escanaba, US.

Key Facts for 12 October 1918

  • On 12 October 1918, 29 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 20 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 29 daily.
  • Escanaba set a daily record high maximum temperature of 27.2 C (81.0 F) on 12 October 1918.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

29 stations
Weather records on 12 October 1918 29 station records on 12 October 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
29 station records on 12 October 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 October 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
ConobleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Green BayUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Green BayUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Gawler Council DepotAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & OutreachUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Mitcham Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord high minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
ClarendonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
MeadowsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord high maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
AltonCanadaRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord high minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
North AdelaideAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Echunga Golf CourseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord high minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
MahackalaRussiaRecord high minimum temperature16.6 C (61.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord high minimum temperature9.2 C (48.6 F)5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

29 records
Records on 12 October 1918 by type Records set or tied on 12 October 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 9. 051015Highest daily maximum: 9Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 11Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 October 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 9.
Records on 12 October 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum9
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum11
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 October 1918 by timescale Records on 12 October 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 29. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 29all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 October 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 29.
Records on 12 October 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily29

How Much Records Were Beaten By

29 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 October 1918 Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.1. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 2: 162 to 4: 94 to 6: 26 to 8: 08 to 10: 110 to 12: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 October 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 216
2 to 49
4 to 62
6 to 80
8 to 101
10 to 121

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 1918
Top 20 records on 12 October 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 October 1918Escanaba, USdaily high max27.2 C (81.0 F)9.4 C (16.9 F)25 years30 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1918Port Arthur, CAdaily high max20.0 C (68.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1918Conoble, AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)16 years19 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1918St Albans, CAdaily high min10.0 C (50.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1918La Crosse Wb City, USdaily high max30.0 C (86.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)31 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1918Escanaba, USdaily high min11.7 C (53.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)38 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1918Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)36 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1918Green Bay, USdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)31 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1918Katberg (Bos), ZAdaily rain29.5 mm (1.2 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1918Green Bay, USdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)25 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1918Portland Rfc City, USdaily high min13.3 C (55.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1918Gawler Council Depot, AUdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)16 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1918Winnemucca AP, USdaily high max28.3 C (82.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1918Bic, CAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)20 years13 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1918Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, USdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1918Mitcham Post Office, AUdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)16 years12 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1918Qu'appelle, CAdaily high min6.7 C (44.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)22 years12 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1918Clarendon, AUdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1918Meadows, AUdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1918Swift Current, CAdaily high max24.4 C (75.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)11 years9 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

1805 to 1918
Records on 10-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1918. 1918 had 29 records. 01,0002,0003,0001805: 21809: 11810: 11814: 31822: 11839: 11841: 11843: 11850: 11852: 11854: 11859: 11860: 21861: 11867: 11871: 31873: 21875: 21876: 51879: 21881: 21884: 11885: 21886: 11887: 21888: 11889: 11890: 31891: 11892: 11893: 21894: 21895: 21896: 31897: 31898: 21899: 31900: 21901: 61902: 141903: 161904: 301905: 131906: 161907: 101908: 131909: 301910: 131911: 101912: 301913: 331914: 171915: 341916: 291917: 531918: 291919: 531920: 791921: 1021922: 211923: 2001924: 1291925: 1071926: 2011927: 1951928: 7141929: 1651930: 6061931: 2831932: 3981933: 1551934: 4771935: 2091936: 3011937: 1851938: 4701939: 1981940: 2351941: 2261942: 5401943: 4181944: 2741945: 3211946: 5541947: 3581948: 3111949: 7251950: 5941951: 3911952: 3521953: 2521954: 9111955: 3831956: 8991957: 4731958: 4481959: 5011960: 4491961: 4361962: 9711963: 4591964: 6361965: 1571966: 4231967: 6231968: 4431969: 1,8281970: 7631971: 3821972: 4121973: 6731974: 3691975: 8301976: 5821977: 8321978: 5251979: 8981980: 7411981: 1,2011982: 7771983: 9921984: 6361985: 8721986: 1,5101987: 1,5301988: 1,0151989: 5431990: 1,3251991: 9481992: 8651993: 1,1451994: 9341995: 1,2381996: 8161997: 1,8511998: 7411999: 6412000: 1,0952001: 1,1942002: 1,1392003: 1,0432004: 7502005: 8722006: 1,3572007: 5662008: 1,6692009: 2,3002010: 7972011: 9062012: 9212013: 5582014: 5142015: 9642016: 3742017: 1,0682018: 1,1952019: 1,3212020: 6552021: 1,2942022: 4392023: 9042024: 9582025: 6242026: 7101805187518971914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1918. 1918 had 29 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-12 in each year
YearRecords
18052
18091
18101
18143
18221
18391
18411
18431
18501
18521
18541
18591
18602
18611
18671
18713
18732
18752
18765
18792
18812
18841
18852
18861
18872
18881
18891
18903
18911
18921
18932
18942
18952
18963
18973
18982
18993
19002
19016
190214
190316
190430
190513
190616
190710
190813
190930
191013
191110
191230
191333
191417
191534
191629
191753
191829
191953
192079
1921102
192221
1923200
1924129
1925107
1926201
1927195
1928714
1929165
1930606
1931283
1932398
1933155
1934477
1935209
1936301
1937185
1938470
1939198
1940235
1941226
1942540
1943418
1944274
1945321
1946554
1947358
1948311
1949725
1950594
1951391
1952352
1953252
1954911
1955383
1956899
1957473
1958448
1959501
1960449
1961436
1962971
1963459
1964636
1965157
1966423
1967623
1968443
19691,828
1970763
1971382
1972412
1973673
1974369
1975830
1976582
1977832
1978525
1979898
1980741
19811,201
1982777
1983992
1984636
1985872
19861,510
19871,530
19881,015
1989543
19901,325
1991948
1992865
19931,145
1994934
19951,238
1996816
19971,851
1998741
1999641
20001,095
20011,194
20021,139
20031,043
2004750
2005872
20061,357
2007566
20081,669
20092,300
2010797
2011906
2012921
2013558
2014514
2015964
2016374
20171,068
20181,195
20191,321
2020655
20211,294
2022439
2023904
2024958
2025624
2026710

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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).