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Weather Records on 15 October 1918

21 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1918. Highest significance: Ferrara, IT.

Key Facts for 15 October 1918

  • On 15 October 1918, 21 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 21 daily.
  • Ferrara set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 15 October 1918.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

21 stations
Weather records on 15 October 1918 21 station records on 15 October 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
21 station records on 15 October 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 15 October 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
FerraraItalyRecord daily precipitation62.2 mm (2.4 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
HelmondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
RoermondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation27.8 mm (1.1 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
FreiburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation30.9 mm (1.2 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord daily precipitation21.0 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BarrieCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
OudenboschNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation23.5 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
TuttlingenGermanyRecord daily precipitation21.2 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Cap ChatCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord daily precipitation18.6 mm (0.7 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
RenfrewCanadaRecord low maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr PltUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton ACanadaRecord low minimum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
KunzelsauGermanyRecord daily precipitation11.0 mm (0.4 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr PltUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
TartuEstoniaRecord high minimum temperature9.3 C (48.7 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
PesaroItalyRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

21 records
Records on 15 October 1918 by type Records set or tied on 15 October 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 12. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 12Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 15 October 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 12.
Records on 15 October 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall12
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 15 October 1918 by timescale Records on 15 October 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 21. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 21all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 15 October 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 21.
Records on 15 October 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily21

How Much Records Were Beaten By

18 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 October 1918 Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.2. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 10: 1410 to 20: 320 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 October 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 1014
10 to 203
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1918
Top 20 records on 15 October 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
15 October 1918Ferrara, ITdaily rain62.2 mm (2.4 in)46.2 mm (1.8 in)21 years50 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1918Helmond, NLdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)12 years40 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1918Roermond, NLdaily rain27.8 mm (1.1 in)12.8 mm (0.5 in)12 years35 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1918Freiburg, DEdaily rain30.9 mm (1.2 in)16.4 mm (0.6 in)22 years31 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1918Karlsruhe, DEdaily rain21.0 mm (0.8 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1918Barrie, CAdaily low min-1.7 C (28.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)45 years19 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1918Oudenbosch, NLdaily rain23.5 mm (0.9 in)6.5 mm (0.26 in)12 years19 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1918Tuttlingen, DEdaily rain21.2 mm (0.8 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)22 years16 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1918Cap Chat, CAdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)16 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1918Uccle, BEdaily rain18.6 mm (0.7 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1918Tranebjerg, DKdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1918Renfrew, CAdaily low max6.7 C (44.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)23 years10 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1918Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, USdaily high max31.1 C (88.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1918Haliburton A, CAdaily low min-6.7 C (19.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)13 years9 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1918San Diego Wbo, USdaily high min18.9 C (66.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)11 years9 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1918Kunzelsau, DEdaily rain11.0 mm (0.4 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)4 years6 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1918Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, USdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)9 years5 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1918Tartu, EEdaily high min9.3 C (48.7 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)0 years3 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1918Inverell Comparison, AUdaily low min (Tie)0.0 C (32.0 F)tie17 years2 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1918Pesaro, ITdaily rain (Tie)14.0 mm (0.6 in)tie3 years1 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

1794 to 1918
Records on 10-15 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1918. 1918 had 21 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 11795: 11796: 11807: 11808: 21836: 11838: 11839: 11849: 11859: 21862: 11870: 21871: 41873: 11875: 11876: 31877: 11878: 31879: 31881: 31882: 41885: 21886: 11887: 81889: 21891: 41892: 11893: 51894: 91895: 31896: 81897: 21898: 31899: 41900: 31901: 41902: 71903: 131904: 101905: 131906: 71907: 111908: 131909: 171910: 141911: 181912: 171913: 701914: 281915: 481916: 211917: 291918: 211919: 651920: 381921: 1601922: 431923: 661924: 1181925: 2211926: 1251927: 941928: 3851929: 2001930: 2821931: 4611932: 2131933: 2551934: 4341935: 3031936: 1261937: 1,4441938: 5981939: 4611940: 4581941: 3301942: 4941943: 7041944: 2461945: 4871946: 3541947: 9631948: 2241949: 5461950: 3211951: 3411952: 6621953: 3741954: 9451955: 4441956: 5551957: 4611958: 6061959: 4111960: 6001961: 8341962: 1,0091963: 5221964: 4881965: 2991966: 1,2651967: 4641968: 1,1111969: 1,0741970: 6421971: 7441972: 5841973: 5251974: 7681975: 8081976: 7911977: 5431978: 8861979: 7201980: 1,0061981: 9651982: 2971983: 6531984: 1,2361985: 1,0681986: 7681987: 9001988: 8961989: 5601990: 1,1341991: 1,1391992: 1,5301993: 1,0661994: 1,1031995: 1,0081996: 4581997: 9641998: 8061999: 7662000: 6252001: 7052002: 9652003: 7372004: 7162005: 6102006: 1,3052007: 7022008: 9592009: 2,3652010: 1,0952011: 9062012: 9092013: 6322014: 9012015: 1,1392016: 6742017: 1,0912018: 2,6822019: 4792020: 4992021: 9832022: 6332023: 3192024: 7482025: 6971794187718981914193019461962197819942010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1918. 1918 had 21 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-15 in each year
YearRecords
17941
17951
17961
18071
18082
18361
18381
18391
18491
18592
18621
18702
18714
18731
18751
18763
18771
18783
18793
18813
18824
18852
18861
18878
18892
18914
18921
18935
18949
18953
18968
18972
18983
18994
19003
19014
19027
190313
190410
190513
19067
190711
190813
190917
191014
191118
191217
191370
191428
191548
191621
191729
191821
191965
192038
1921160
192243
192366
1924118
1925221
1926125
192794
1928385
1929200
1930282
1931461
1932213
1933255
1934434
1935303
1936126
19371,444
1938598
1939461
1940458
1941330
1942494
1943704
1944246
1945487
1946354
1947963
1948224
1949546
1950321
1951341
1952662
1953374
1954945
1955444
1956555
1957461
1958606
1959411
1960600
1961834
19621,009
1963522
1964488
1965299
19661,265
1967464
19681,111
19691,074
1970642
1971744
1972584
1973525
1974768
1975808
1976791
1977543
1978886
1979720
19801,006
1981965
1982297
1983653
19841,236
19851,068
1986768
1987900
1988896
1989560
19901,134
19911,139
19921,530
19931,066
19941,103
19951,008
1996458
1997964
1998806
1999766
2000625
2001705
2002965
2003737
2004716
2005610
20061,305
2007702
2008959
20092,365
20101,095
2011906
2012909
2013632
2014901
20151,139
2016674
20171,091
20182,682
2019479
2020499
2021983
2022633
2023319
2024748
2025697

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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).