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Weather Records on 14 October 1918

26 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 1918. Highest significance: Barkly West (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 14 October 1918

  • On 14 October 1918, 26 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 25 daily.
  • Barkly West (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 41.1 mm (1.6 in) on 14 October 1918.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

26 stations
Weather records on 14 October 1918 26 station records on 14 October 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
26 station records on 14 October 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 14 October 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Barkly West (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation41.1 mm (1.6 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
NewlandsSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation47.0 mm (1.9 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
WarragulAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.5 mm (1.4 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
GenoaItalyRecord daily precipitation97.2 mm (3.8 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-MurmanRussiaRecord daily precipitation7.7 mm (0.30 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft BidwellUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
WarburtonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.5 mm (1.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord low maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord high minimum temperature11.9 C (53.4 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
HerschelSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Promontory LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
EllesmereSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly EastSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
WalhallaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
TartuEstoniaRecord high minimum temperature11.5 C (52.7 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Moormurang the RidgeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Wandin (Yallock)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

26 records
Records on 14 October 1918 by type Records set or tied on 14 October 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 16. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 16Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 14 October 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 16.
Records on 14 October 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall16
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 14 October 1918 by timescale Records on 14 October 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 25. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 25all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 14 October 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 25.
Records on 14 October 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily25

How Much Records Were Beaten By

24 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 14 October 1918 Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.2. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 175 to 10: 210 to 15: 115 to 20: 220 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 20 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 14 October 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 517
5 to 102
10 to 151
15 to 202
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 352

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 1918
Top 20 records on 14 October 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
14 October 1918Barkly West (Tnk), ZAdaily rain41.1 mm (1.6 in)33.2 mm (1.3 in)25 years50 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1918Newlands, ZAmonthly rain47.0 mm (1.9 in)16.8 mm (0.7 in)30 years49 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1918Warragul, AUdaily rain34.5 mm (1.4 in)18.0 mm (0.7 in)5 years25 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1918Genoa, ITdaily rain97.2 mm (3.8 in)32.8 mm (1.3 in)11 years25 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1918Kola-In-Murman, RUdaily rain7.7 mm (0.30 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1918Ft Bidwell, USdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1918Stornoway Airport, GBdaily low min-0.6 C (30.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1918Warburton, AUdaily rain34.5 mm (1.4 in)13.4 mm (0.5 in)5 years18 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1918Moose Factory, CAdaily low max3.3 C (37.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)36 years16 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1918St. Petersburg, RUdaily high min11.9 C (53.4 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1918Stratford, AUdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1918Herschel, ZAdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1918Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AUdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)20 years12 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1918Orebro, SEdaily high min10.0 C (50.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1918Ellesmere, ZAdaily rain6.6 mm (0.26 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1918Barkly East, ZAdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)25 years10 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1918Walhalla, AUdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)5 years9 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1918Tartu, EEdaily high min11.5 C (52.7 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)8 years9 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1918Colesberg (Tnk), ZAdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)12 years9 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1918San Diego Wbo, USdaily high min18.9 C (66.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)5 years7 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 10-14 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1918. 1918 had 26 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 11799: 11809: 11811: 21817: 11834: 11836: 11838: 11849: 11850: 11856: 11860: 21861: 11862: 21866: 11871: 21872: 21873: 11874: 21875: 21876: 61877: 21878: 11881: 21882: 11883: 21884: 11885: 21886: 11887: 61889: 21890: 21891: 21892: 31893: 31894: 91895: 61896: 41897: 31898: 51899: 71900: 71901: 61902: 71903: 61904: 51905: 101906: 71907: 111908: 121909: 131910: 141911: 81912: 331913: 371914: 261915: 801916: 291917: 471918: 261919: 361920: 631921: 1071922: 351923: 901924: 611925: 2371926: 1201927: 1671928: 2511929: 2861930: 2331931: 3381932: 2781933: 2311934: 4351935: 3051936: 2391937: 1,2191938: 4911939: 2681940: 3201941: 4131942: 4111943: 3581944: 2771945: 4191946: 3981947: 6671948: 2921949: 6971950: 4321951: 3191952: 4471953: 3181954: 9821955: 5401956: 5231957: 4911958: 6301959: 7471960: 4371961: 5781962: 1,0821963: 5731964: 4771965: 2521966: 1,2241967: 2591968: 9421969: 1,5071970: 7591971: 6451972: 4631973: 5531974: 6221975: 9911976: 8621977: 9541978: 8561979: 1,0561980: 6741981: 1,1551982: 6841983: 8891984: 6391985: 8161986: 1,4571987: 1,0781988: 1,2971989: 5871990: 1,4691991: 8171992: 1,3501993: 1,2231994: 1,0491995: 1,2771996: 5591997: 1,0981998: 9301999: 9572000: 1,0732001: 1,4312002: 8682003: 7712004: 7212005: 7552006: 1,2982007: 6102008: 1,0172009: 2,4732010: 6422011: 6952012: 8062013: 5032014: 9712015: 9912016: 7042017: 1,0482018: 2,2182019: 6162020: 6392021: 1,2302022: 8762023: 4682024: 9182025: 8531793187318931910192719441961197819952012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1918. 1918 had 26 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-14 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17991
18091
18112
18171
18341
18361
18381
18491
18501
18561
18602
18611
18622
18661
18712
18722
18731
18742
18752
18766
18772
18781
18812
18821
18832
18841
18852
18861
18876
18892
18902
18912
18923
18933
18949
18956
18964
18973
18985
18997
19007
19016
19027
19036
19045
190510
19067
190711
190812
190913
191014
19118
191233
191337
191426
191580
191629
191747
191826
191936
192063
1921107
192235
192390
192461
1925237
1926120
1927167
1928251
1929286
1930233
1931338
1932278
1933231
1934435
1935305
1936239
19371,219
1938491
1939268
1940320
1941413
1942411
1943358
1944277
1945419
1946398
1947667
1948292
1949697
1950432
1951319
1952447
1953318
1954982
1955540
1956523
1957491
1958630
1959747
1960437
1961578
19621,082
1963573
1964477
1965252
19661,224
1967259
1968942
19691,507
1970759
1971645
1972463
1973553
1974622
1975991
1976862
1977954
1978856
19791,056
1980674
19811,155
1982684
1983889
1984639
1985816
19861,457
19871,078
19881,297
1989587
19901,469
1991817
19921,350
19931,223
19941,049
19951,277
1996559
19971,098
1998930
1999957
20001,073
20011,431
2002868
2003771
2004721
2005755
20061,298
2007610
20081,017
20092,473
2010642
2011695
2012806
2013503
2014971
2015991
2016704
20171,048
20182,218
2019616
2020639
20211,230
2022876
2023468
2024918
2025853

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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).