Weather Records on 31 October 1918

72 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 1918. Highest significance: Bryson City 2, US.

Key Facts for 31 October 1918

On 31 October 1918, 72 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 69 daily.
Bryson City 2 set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 31 October 1918.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

72 stations

72 station records on 31 October 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lock #4	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Torrens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Methven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Areegra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Llangollen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Derra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Warge Rock 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

72 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 46.

Records on 31 October 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	46
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 October 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 69.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

64 broken records

Margins by which the 64 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 1918

Top 20 records on 31 October 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1918	Bryson City 2, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1918	Gulgong Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1918	San Diego Wbo, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1918	Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AU	monthly rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1918	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1918	Charlottetown, CA	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1918	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1918	Powell Creek, AU	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	14 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1918	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1918	Simferopol, UA	daily high min	16.5 C (61.7 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1918	Chatham, CA	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1918	Cassilis Post Office, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1918	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1918	Gnomery, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1918	Cassilis (Dalkeith), AU	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1918	Gotska Sandon, SE	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1918	Binnaway (Hawthorne), AU	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1918	Lock #4, US	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1918	Barkly East, ZA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1918	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	monthly high min	22.4 C (72.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	25 years	20 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

1805 to 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1918. 1918 had 72 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 October 1918
Margin	Records
0 to 10	52
10 to 20	10
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1