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Weather Records on 18 October 1918

24 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 1918. Highest significance: Bad Muskau, DE.

Key Facts for 18 October 1918

  • On 18 October 1918, 24 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 10 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 23 daily.
  • Bad Muskau set a daily record precipitation of 25.3 mm (1.0 in) on 18 October 1918.
  • Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

24 stations
Weather records on 18 October 1918 24 station records on 18 October 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
24 station records on 18 October 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 18 October 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Bad MuskauGermanyRecord daily precipitation25.3 mm (1.0 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
YarmouthCanadaRecord daily snowfall14.2 cm (5.6 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
GoldbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation20.9 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily snowfall1.0 cm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr PltUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Ledknapper TankAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low maximum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Belle IsleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City ForrestCanadaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
GrenfellCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord low maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord high maximum temperature16.5 C (61.7 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord high minimum temperature11.0 C (51.8 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-SahalinskijRussiaRecord daily precipitation5.0 mm (0.20 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
YalataAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord high maximum temperature15.2 C (59.4 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord high maximum temperature15.5 C (59.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord high maximum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord high minimum temperature10.5 C (50.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord high minimum temperature10.5 C (50.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord high minimum temperature10.5 C (50.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

24 records
Records on 18 October 1918 by type Records set or tied on 18 October 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 035810Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 18 October 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 18 October 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 18 October 1918 by timescale Records on 18 October 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 23. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 23all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 18 October 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 23.
Records on 18 October 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily23

How Much Records Were Beaten By

19 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 October 1918 Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 10: 1410 to 20: 420 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 060 to 70: 070 to 80: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 7070 to 80
Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 October 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 1014
10 to 204
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 600
60 to 700
70 to 801

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 1918
Top 20 records on 18 October 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
18 October 1918Bad Muskau, DEdaily rain25.3 mm (1.0 in)17.0 mm (0.7 in)20 years45 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1918Yarmouth, CAmonthly snowfall14.2 cm (5.6 in)7.1 cm (2.8 in)33 years38 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1918Goldberg, DEdaily rain20.9 mm (0.8 in)14.9 mm (0.6 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1918Halifax, CAdaily snowfall1.0 cm (0.4 in)1.0 cm (0.4 in)46 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1918Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, USdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)20 years18 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1918Ledknapper Tank, AUdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)25 years17 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1918Halifax, CAdaily low max5.6 C (42.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)41 years17 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1918Belle Isle, CAdaily low min-5.0 C (23.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1918Rapid City Forrest, CAdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1918Praha-Klementinum, CZdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)0.9 mm (0.04 in)1 year12 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1918Kiev, UAdaily high min11.1 C (52.0 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1918Grenfell, CAdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)29 years11 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1918Yarmouth, CAdaily low max7.2 C (45.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1918Halmstad, SEdaily high max16.5 C (61.7 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1918Orebro, SEdaily high min11.0 C (51.8 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1918Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RUdaily rain5.0 mm (0.20 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)20 years9 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1918Yalata, AUdaily rain3.6 mm (0.14 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1918St. Petersburg, RUdaily high max15.2 C (59.4 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1918Karlshamn, SEdaily high max15.5 C (59.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1918Montgomery Wb City, USdaily high min (Tie)21.1 C (70.0 F)tie35 years3 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 10-18 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1918. 1918 had 24 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001794: 11796: 11799: 11806: 11807: 11810: 11811: 21817: 11832: 11835: 11836: 11843: 11846: 21848: 11849: 11851: 11852: 11859: 11863: 11865: 21866: 21868: 11869: 11871: 11872: 11874: 41876: 21877: 21879: 31881: 11882: 11883: 21887: 11888: 11890: 41892: 41893: 11894: 31895: 21897: 61898: 51899: 121900: 51901: 51902: 61903: 91904: 121905: 271906: 171907: 111908: 441909: 231910: 501911: 221912: 121913: 261914: 521915: 121916: 641917: 1091918: 241919: 311920: 871921: 871922: 591923: 1141924: 1511925: 1531926: 1491927: 3091928: 3161929: 1901930: 5071931: 3501932: 4461933: 2641934: 2221935: 3601936: 4831937: 6711938: 5361939: 4751940: 5321941: 2401942: 3321943: 8441944: 2641945: 3981946: 3551947: 9651948: 1,1281949: 6651950: 9961951: 3251952: 3941953: 6781954: 6211955: 4031956: 5781957: 2201958: 4071959: 2461960: 6121961: 3621962: 2521963: 4921964: 3111965: 1,0661966: 6131967: 4051968: 7371969: 7891970: 5011971: 1,1991972: 1,5811973: 7891974: 7461975: 7791976: 1,3261977: 5331978: 5451979: 5551980: 1,0241981: 6801982: 6541983: 6841984: 1,3311985: 8311986: 3441987: 5181988: 7331989: 1,1961990: 1,0431991: 9991992: 1,2951993: 1,0511994: 1,2961995: 1,2271996: 7951997: 1,2401998: 1,3231999: 7732000: 8232001: 8182002: 8782003: 1,0972004: 1,1562005: 7552006: 1,3282007: 1,2982008: 5312009: 1,5462010: 6342011: 7362012: 7412013: 4302014: 6902015: 9152016: 1,5112017: 5902018: 7592019: 3462020: 9572021: 3872022: 1,3342023: 6932024: 1,1422025: 3671794185918901909192619431960197719942011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1918. 1918 had 24 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-18 in each year
YearRecords
17941
17961
17991
18061
18071
18101
18112
18171
18321
18351
18361
18431
18462
18481
18491
18511
18521
18591
18631
18652
18662
18681
18691
18711
18721
18744
18762
18772
18793
18811
18821
18832
18871
18881
18904
18924
18931
18943
18952
18976
18985
189912
19005
19015
19026
19039
190412
190527
190617
190711
190844
190923
191050
191122
191212
191326
191452
191512
191664
1917109
191824
191931
192087
192187
192259
1923114
1924151
1925153
1926149
1927309
1928316
1929190
1930507
1931350
1932446
1933264
1934222
1935360
1936483
1937671
1938536
1939475
1940532
1941240
1942332
1943844
1944264
1945398
1946355
1947965
19481,128
1949665
1950996
1951325
1952394
1953678
1954621
1955403
1956578
1957220
1958407
1959246
1960612
1961362
1962252
1963492
1964311
19651,066
1966613
1967405
1968737
1969789
1970501
19711,199
19721,581
1973789
1974746
1975779
19761,326
1977533
1978545
1979555
19801,024
1981680
1982654
1983684
19841,331
1985831
1986344
1987518
1988733
19891,196
19901,043
1991999
19921,295
19931,051
19941,296
19951,227
1996795
19971,240
19981,323
1999773
2000823
2001818
2002878
20031,097
20041,156
2005755
20061,328
20071,298
2008531
20091,546
2010634
2011736
2012741
2013430
2014690
2015915
20161,511
2017590
2018759
2019346
2020957
2021387
20221,334
2023693
20241,142
2025367

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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).