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Weather Records on 23 October 1918

12 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1918. Highest significance: Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR.

Key Facts for 23 October 1918

  • On 23 October 1918, 12 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 12 daily.
  • Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp set a daily record precipitation of 59.3 mm (2.3 in) on 23 October 1918.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

12 stations
Weather records on 23 October 1918 12 station records on 23 October 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
12 station records on 23 October 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 October 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Marseille Obs. Palais-LonchampFranceRecord daily precipitation59.3 mm (2.3 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City ForrestCanadaRecord daily snowfall0.5 cm (0.2 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord high maximum temperature22.5 C (72.5 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord high maximum temperature17.0 C (62.6 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-AmureRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-15.4 C (4.3 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature21.5 C (70.7 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly West (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

12 records
Records on 23 October 1918 by type Records set or tied on 23 October 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 01234Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 October 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 23 October 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 October 1918 by timescale Records on 23 October 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 12all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 October 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12.
Records on 23 October 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily12

How Much Records Were Beaten By

10 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 October 1918 Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.1. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 5: 85 to 10: 110 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 October 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 58
5 to 101
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1918
Top 12 records on 23 October 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 October 1918Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FRdaily rain59.3 mm (2.3 in)32.1 mm (1.3 in)11 years27 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1918Washington, USdaily low min1.1 C (34.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)30 years16 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1918Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily high min26.7 C (80.1 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)0 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1918Rapid City Forrest, CAdaily snowfall0.5 cm (0.2 in)0.5 cm (0.2 in)32 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1918Katberg (Bos), ZAdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1918Innsbruck, ATdaily high max22.5 C (72.5 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)4 years8 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1918Seymour (Mag), ZAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)9 years8 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1918Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DEdaily high max17.0 C (62.6 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)12 years7 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1918Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RUdaily low min-15.4 C (4.3 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)0 years5 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1918Middletown 4 W, USdaily low min-3.3 C (26.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)0 years5 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1918Brisbane Regional Office, AUdaily low max (Tie)21.5 C (70.7 F)tie5 years1 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1918Barkly West (Tnk), ZAdaily rain (Tie)5.1 mm (0.20 in)tie11 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

1795 to 1918
Records on 10-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1918. 1918 had 12 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 11802: 21843: 11845: 11850: 11851: 21855: 11859: 21861: 11863: 11865: 21866: 11869: 31871: 21872: 11873: 21876: 21878: 11880: 71881: 21882: 11883: 11885: 21888: 11889: 21890: 21891: 81892: 31893: 31894: 51895: 41896: 21897: 31898: 51899: 41900: 81901: 71902: 71903: 101904: 71905: 151906: 171907: 51908: 191909: 121910: 61911: 401912: 501913: 381914: 91915: 1671916: 2901917: 621918: 121919: 421920: 2621921: 581922: 381923: 1651924: 1601925: 1911926: 1311927: 2661928: 1201929: 3521930: 3101931: 3531932: 3101933: 2411934: 3331935: 5191936: 4901937: 8161938: 4031939: 7171940: 3041941: 4991942: 3061943: 4461944: 2831945: 5331946: 2581947: 6311948: 2511949: 4321950: 5071951: 6261952: 4321953: 3731954: 3171955: 2661956: 5871957: 1,2661958: 2551959: 6821960: 3411961: 3291962: 1411963: 1,2971964: 2641965: 3301966: 6251967: 2971968: 1751969: 1,2001970: 6171971: 7051972: 6011973: 7121974: 6531975: 1,0281976: 8791977: 5781978: 5701979: 1,0941980: 5841981: 1,5021982: 1,0711983: 8531984: 1,2611985: 8461986: 9681987: 6941988: 6191989: 1,3631990: 9541991: 1,2321992: 1,1761993: 6701994: 5581995: 1,4711996: 1,3961997: 1,1721998: 1,2211999: 1,0112000: 1,2752001: 1,0912002: 1,8682003: 1,9522004: 1,2242005: 6792006: 1,9762007: 1,6732008: 9932009: 8382010: 6832011: 7012012: 1,0172013: 7542014: 7552015: 7602016: 4602017: 6032018: 3222019: 4592020: 1,7772021: 2982022: 1,3422023: 5442024: 6742025: 3431795187818991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1918. 1918 had 12 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-23 in each year
YearRecords
17951
18022
18431
18451
18501
18512
18551
18592
18611
18631
18652
18661
18693
18712
18721
18732
18762
18781
18807
18812
18821
18831
18852
18881
18892
18902
18918
18923
18933
18945
18954
18962
18973
18985
18994
19008
19017
19027
190310
19047
190515
190617
19075
190819
190912
19106
191140
191250
191338
19149
1915167
1916290
191762
191812
191942
1920262
192158
192238
1923165
1924160
1925191
1926131
1927266
1928120
1929352
1930310
1931353
1932310
1933241
1934333
1935519
1936490
1937816
1938403
1939717
1940304
1941499
1942306
1943446
1944283
1945533
1946258
1947631
1948251
1949432
1950507
1951626
1952432
1953373
1954317
1955266
1956587
19571,266
1958255
1959682
1960341
1961329
1962141
19631,297
1964264
1965330
1966625
1967297
1968175
19691,200
1970617
1971705
1972601
1973712
1974653
19751,028
1976879
1977578
1978570
19791,094
1980584
19811,502
19821,071
1983853
19841,261
1985846
1986968
1987694
1988619
19891,363
1990954
19911,232
19921,176
1993670
1994558
19951,471
19961,396
19971,172
19981,221
19991,011
20001,275
20011,091
20021,868
20031,952
20041,224
2005679
20061,976
20071,673
2008993
2009838
2010683
2011701
20121,017
2013754
2014755
2015760
2016460
2017603
2018322
2019459
20201,777
2021298
20221,342
2023544
2024674
2025343

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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).