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Weather Records on 19 October 1918

24 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1918. Highest significance: Gorlitz, DE.

Key Facts for 19 October 1918

  • On 19 October 1918, 24 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 24 daily.
  • Gorlitz set a daily record precipitation of 29.3 mm (1.2 in) on 19 October 1918.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

24 stations
Weather records on 19 October 1918 24 station records on 19 October 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
24 station records on 19 October 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 19 October 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
GorlitzGermanyRecord daily precipitation29.3 mm (1.2 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation46.5 mm (1.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
BarkervilleCanadaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
AltastenbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation20.5 mm (0.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & OutreachUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
RoermondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation7.3 mm (0.29 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord high minimum temperature12.1 C (53.8 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.0 mm (0.04 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Yankalilla (Woodvale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
WatfordCanadaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton ACanadaRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord high minimum temperature11.4 C (52.5 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Bad MuskauGermanyRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature9.7 C (49.5 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation9.3 mm (0.37 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
LucknowCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
MunchebergGermanyRecord daily precipitation3.4 mm (0.13 in)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

24 records
Records on 19 October 1918 by type Records set or tied on 19 October 1918 by type: Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 16. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 16Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 19 October 1918 by type: Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 16.
Records on 19 October 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall16
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 19 October 1918 by timescale Records on 19 October 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 24. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 24all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 19 October 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 24.
Records on 19 October 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily24

How Much Records Were Beaten By

22 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 October 1918 Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.3. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 175 to 10: 410 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 October 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 517
5 to 104
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1918
Top 20 records on 19 October 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
19 October 1918Gorlitz, DEdaily rain29.3 mm (1.2 in)23.3 mm (0.9 in)27 years51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1918Lexington Bluegrass AP, USdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1918Montgomery Wb City, USdaily rain46.5 mm (1.8 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)30 years19 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1918Barkerville, CAdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)25 years17 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1918Altastenberg, DEdaily rain20.5 mm (0.8 in)7.2 mm (0.28 in)12 years17 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1918Middletown 4 W, USdaily low min-2.2 C (28.0 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)41 years16 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1918Robe Comparison, AUdaily high min13.9 C (57.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)27 years15 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1918Little Rock St Capitol, USdaily high min18.9 C (66.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)34 years15 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1918Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, USdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1918St Albans, CAdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)21 years13 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1918Roermond, NLdaily rain7.3 mm (0.29 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1918Kiev, UAdaily high min12.1 C (53.8 F)3.5 C (6.3 F)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1918Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale), AUdaily rain1.0 mm (0.04 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1918Yankalilla (Woodvale), AUdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1918Watford, CAdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)1 year12 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1918Santa Fe, USdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)11 years12 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1918Haliburton A, CAdaily low min-5.6 C (21.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1918Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily high min11.4 C (52.5 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1918Bad Muskau, DEdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)23 years10 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1918Magdeburg, DEdaily high min9.7 C (49.5 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)8 years8 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

1806 to 1918
Records on 10-19 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1918. 1918 had 24 records. 01,0002,0003,0001806: 21808: 11811: 21812: 11826: 11835: 21843: 11845: 11849: 11851: 11854: 11856: 11862: 11864: 11866: 21870: 11874: 51875: 11877: 31879: 11880: 11881: 31885: 11888: 41889: 11890: 21891: 61893: 11894: 21895: 31896: 51897: 51898: 101899: 31900: 51901: 81902: 61903: 41904: 321905: 261906: 241907: 131908: 201909: 141910: 401911: 141912: 151913: 161914: 251915: 251916: 611917: 1141918: 241919: 231920: 821921: 881922: 1101923: 891924: 1531925: 1941926: 1411927: 3401928: 1571929: 1311930: 6351931: 2361932: 3271933: 4971934: 2881935: 4321936: 4091937: 4761938: 4001939: 2641940: 8641941: 2371942: 2701943: 5231944: 2951945: 3771946: 2971947: 1,0561948: 8551949: 9031950: 1,1261951: 2311952: 2531953: 1,0041954: 4901955: 4751956: 4901957: 3481958: 5271959: 3651960: 5461961: 3191962: 3411963: 7961964: 5851965: 4951966: 9881967: 4641968: 5221969: 5321970: 3741971: 9331972: 2,3041973: 7451974: 9221975: 4361976: 1,3861977: 3531978: 4401979: 1,2371980: 6591981: 4941982: 8551983: 9301984: 1,7241985: 9741986: 5051987: 5111988: 6461989: 1,8911990: 7321991: 8821992: 1,1451993: 1,0441994: 7461995: 8141996: 8291997: 1,0251998: 7901999: 7092000: 1,0392001: 6302002: 1,0182003: 1,4482004: 1,5692005: 9802006: 1,0232007: 1,2822008: 4072009: 1,2072010: 5672011: 7422012: 9812013: 4672014: 1,0772015: 7672016: 1,0132017: 5002018: 5162019: 5182020: 1,0322021: 5992022: 1,6752023: 1,1362024: 8592025: 4981806187418981914193019461962197819942010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1918. 1918 had 24 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-19 in each year
YearRecords
18062
18081
18112
18121
18261
18352
18431
18451
18491
18511
18541
18561
18621
18641
18662
18701
18745
18751
18773
18791
18801
18813
18851
18884
18891
18902
18916
18931
18942
18953
18965
18975
189810
18993
19005
19018
19026
19034
190432
190526
190624
190713
190820
190914
191040
191114
191215
191316
191425
191525
191661
1917114
191824
191923
192082
192188
1922110
192389
1924153
1925194
1926141
1927340
1928157
1929131
1930635
1931236
1932327
1933497
1934288
1935432
1936409
1937476
1938400
1939264
1940864
1941237
1942270
1943523
1944295
1945377
1946297
19471,056
1948855
1949903
19501,126
1951231
1952253
19531,004
1954490
1955475
1956490
1957348
1958527
1959365
1960546
1961319
1962341
1963796
1964585
1965495
1966988
1967464
1968522
1969532
1970374
1971933
19722,304
1973745
1974922
1975436
19761,386
1977353
1978440
19791,237
1980659
1981494
1982855
1983930
19841,724
1985974
1986505
1987511
1988646
19891,891
1990732
1991882
19921,145
19931,044
1994746
1995814
1996829
19971,025
1998790
1999709
20001,039
2001630
20021,018
20031,448
20041,569
2005980
20061,023
20071,282
2008407
20091,207
2010567
2011742
2012981
2013467
20141,077
2015767
20161,013
2017500
2018516
2019518
20201,032
2021599
20221,675
20231,136
2024859
2025498

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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).