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Weather Records on 20 October 1918

34 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1918. Highest significance: Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE.

Key Facts for 20 October 1918

  • On 20 October 1918, 34 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 9 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 34 daily.
  • Leipzig-Holzhausen set a daily record precipitation of 28.9 mm (1.1 in) on 20 October 1918.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

34 stations
Weather records on 20 October 1918 34 station records on 20 October 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
34 station records on 20 October 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 October 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord daily precipitation28.9 mm (1.1 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
OrilliaCanadaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation36.1 mm (1.4 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord daily precipitation28.2 mm (1.1 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
RoermondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation17.2 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord daily precipitation21.7 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LucknowCanadaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BarrieCanadaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
GorlitzGermanyRecord daily precipitation12.8 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
CottbusGermanyRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
London SouthCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord high maximum temperature18.5 C (65.3 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
North BruceCanadaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Cap ChatCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2CanadaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
AltastenbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature10.9 C (51.6 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord high minimum temperature8.4 C (47.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - CoopUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
WestminsterCanadaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Belle IsleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature10.5 C (50.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

34 records
Records on 20 October 1918 by type Records set or tied on 20 October 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 22. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 7Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 22Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 October 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 22.
Records on 20 October 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum7
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall22
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 October 1918 by timescale Records on 20 October 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 34. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 34all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 October 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 34.
Records on 20 October 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily34

How Much Records Were Beaten By

30 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 October 1918 Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.2. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 195 to 10: 410 to 15: 415 to 20: 220 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 October 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 519
5 to 104
10 to 154
15 to 202
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1918
Top 20 records on 20 October 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 October 1918Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily rain28.9 mm (1.1 in)15.6 mm (0.6 in)34 years44 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1918Orillia, CAdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)44 years33 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1918Lexington Bluegrass AP, USdaily rain36.1 mm (1.4 in)24.2 mm (1.0 in)4 years31 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1918Port Stanley, CAdaily rain28.2 mm (1.1 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)4 years23 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1918Roermond, NLdaily rain17.2 mm (0.7 in)8.8 mm (0.35 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1918Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily rain21.7 mm (0.9 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)49 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1918Santa Fe, USdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1918Lucknow, CAdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1918Welland, CAdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1918Barrie, CAdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1918Stratford, CAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)44 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1918Gorlitz, DEdaily rain12.8 mm (0.5 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)34 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1918Cottbus, DEdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)20 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1918London South, CAdaily rain25.9 mm (1.0 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)4 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1918Kiev, UAdaily high min12.8 C (55.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)31 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1918Peterborough, CAdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)22 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1918Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily high min22.8 C (73.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1918Kiev, UAdaily high max18.5 C (65.3 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1918North Bruce, CAdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1918Arnsberg, DEdaily high min10.6 C (51.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)26 years12 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 10-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1918. 1918 had 34 records. 01,0002,0003,0001806: 11835: 11844: 11846: 11847: 21851: 11852: 11858: 11863: 21864: 21866: 31867: 11868: 21872: 21874: 21875: 31876: 21877: 11878: 11880: 31881: 21884: 11885: 11886: 11887: 11888: 61891: 41892: 41893: 11894: 31895: 41896: 91897: 21898: 71899: 11900: 81901: 71902: 51903: 91904: 131905: 221906: 281907: 321908: 261909: 171910: 311911: 161912: 61913: 381914: 161915: 201916: 721917: 2011918: 341919: 191920: 811921: 681922: 831923: 961924: 1821925: 2471926: 1471927: 2831928: 921929: 1291930: 6721931: 1251932: 3311933: 6751934: 4221935: 3901936: 3701937: 1891938: 2311939: 3671940: 7571941: 4591942: 1521943: 5011944: 2881945: 3631946: 3101947: 1,4941948: 3201949: 1,0841950: 6191951: 2791952: 5201953: 1,0571954: 2621955: 5291956: 2831957: 4401958: 4611959: 4511960: 6711961: 4791962: 7331963: 7651964: 5981965: 3401966: 8571967: 5111968: 2441969: 6071970: 7101971: 6061972: 1,7241973: 8781974: 1,1221975: 5871976: 1,3041977: 4671978: 5081979: 1,6471980: 3501981: 1,0831982: 1,1911983: 9441984: 1,5621985: 8351986: 8231987: 5901988: 7371989: 2,0921990: 6091991: 9711992: 1,1741993: 1,2381994: 6501995: 7031996: 1,4171997: 9491998: 6831999: 6032000: 7372001: 5892002: 9852003: 1,7612004: 1,8612005: 1,0922006: 1,1702007: 9232008: 4772009: 7862010: 5392011: 7852012: 9452013: 5922014: 8512015: 5232016: 9472017: 6022018: 3942019: 7442020: 1,0102021: 9002022: 8342023: 1,4682024: 7072025: 3261806187718991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1918. 1918 had 34 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-20 in each year
YearRecords
18061
18351
18441
18461
18472
18511
18521
18581
18632
18642
18663
18671
18682
18722
18742
18753
18762
18771
18781
18803
18812
18841
18851
18861
18871
18886
18914
18924
18931
18943
18954
18969
18972
18987
18991
19008
19017
19025
19039
190413
190522
190628
190732
190826
190917
191031
191116
19126
191338
191416
191520
191672
1917201
191834
191919
192081
192168
192283
192396
1924182
1925247
1926147
1927283
192892
1929129
1930672
1931125
1932331
1933675
1934422
1935390
1936370
1937189
1938231
1939367
1940757
1941459
1942152
1943501
1944288
1945363
1946310
19471,494
1948320
19491,084
1950619
1951279
1952520
19531,057
1954262
1955529
1956283
1957440
1958461
1959451
1960671
1961479
1962733
1963765
1964598
1965340
1966857
1967511
1968244
1969607
1970710
1971606
19721,724
1973878
19741,122
1975587
19761,304
1977467
1978508
19791,647
1980350
19811,083
19821,191
1983944
19841,562
1985835
1986823
1987590
1988737
19892,092
1990609
1991971
19921,174
19931,238
1994650
1995703
19961,417
1997949
1998683
1999603
2000737
2001589
2002985
20031,761
20041,861
20051,092
20061,170
2007923
2008477
2009786
2010539
2011785
2012945
2013592
2014851
2015523
2016947
2017602
2018394
2019744
20201,010
2021900
2022834
20231,468
2024707
2025326

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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).