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Weather Records on 18 October 1919

31 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 1919. Highest significance: Bloukrans (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 18 October 1919

  • On 18 October 1919, 31 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 30 daily.
  • Bloukrans (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 103.4 mm (4.1 in) on 18 October 1919.
  • Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

31 stations
Weather records on 18 October 1919 31 station records on 18 October 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
31 station records on 18 October 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 18 October 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Bloukrans (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation103.4 mm (4.1 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
GrahamstownSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Millwood (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation53.3 mm (2.1 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Fir GlenSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation28.2 mm (1.1 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
SurgutRussiaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-SahalinskijRussiaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SalekhardRussiaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WorcesterSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
OudtshoornSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap ChatCanadaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Port AlfredSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BolognaItalyRecord low minimum temperature4.3 C (39.7 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
MilanItalyRecord low minimum temperature2.3 C (36.1 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
MahackalaRussiaRecord high minimum temperature16.8 C (62.2 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
East London -Signal STNSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
CullendaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-20.0 C (-4.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-11.1 C (12.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord high minimum temperature6.0 C (42.8 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-6.5 C (20.3 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-18.0 C (-0.4 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

31 records
Records on 18 October 1919 by type Records set or tied on 18 October 1919 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 21. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 21Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 18 October 1919 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 21.
Records on 18 October 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall21
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 18 October 1919 by timescale Records on 18 October 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 30. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 30all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 18 October 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 30.
Records on 18 October 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily30

How Much Records Were Beaten By

27 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 October 1919 Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.1. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 20: 2220 to 40: 440 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 October 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 2022
20 to 404
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 1919
Top 20 records on 18 October 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
18 October 1919Bloukrans (Bos), ZAdaily rain103.4 mm (4.1 in)86.1 mm (3.4 in)35 years53 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1919Grahamstown, ZAdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)36.8 mm (1.4 in)9 years39 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1919Millwood (Bos), ZAdaily rain53.3 mm (2.1 in)25.9 mm (1.0 in)20 years32 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1919Alexandria (Pol), ZAdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)22.9 mm (0.9 in)21 years32 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1919Fir Glen, ZAdaily rain28.2 mm (1.1 in)22.4 mm (0.9 in)9 years29 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1919Surgut, RUmonthly rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)11 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1919Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RUdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)16.8 mm (0.7 in)0 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1919Salekhard, RUdaily rain7.4 mm (0.29 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1919Uniondale (Tnk), ZAdaily rain23.9 mm (0.9 in)14.2 mm (0.6 in)9 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1919Peddie (Mag), ZAdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1919Worcester, ZAdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)8.7 mm (0.34 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1919Oudtshoorn, ZAdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1919Cap Chat, CAdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)17.5 mm (0.7 in)5 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1919Port Alfred, ZAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1919Bologna, ITdaily low min4.3 C (39.7 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)23 years19 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1919Milan, ITdaily low min2.3 C (36.1 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)23 years19 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1919Harkerville (Bos), ZAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1919Mahackala, RUdaily high min16.8 C (62.2 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1919East London -Signal STN, ZAdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)7.2 mm (0.28 in)21 years14 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1919Cullendale, ZAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)28 years14 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 1919
Records on 10-18 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1919. 1919 had 31 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 1919. 1919 had 31 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).