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Weather Records on 18 May 1920

26 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 May 1920. Highest significance: Jacksonville Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 18 May 1920

  • On 18 May 1920, 26 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 11 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 26 daily.
  • Jacksonville Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 125.5 mm (4.9 in) on 18 May 1920.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

26 stations
Weather records on 18 May 1920 26 station records on 18 May 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
26 station records on 18 May 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 18 May 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation125.5 mm (4.9 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
TampaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature36.7 C (98.1 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature11.5 C (52.7 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
HaldenNorwayRecord daily precipitation13.9 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-MaouTunisiaRecord high maximum temperature34.0 C (93.2 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord high minimum temperature17.5 C (63.5 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire CouncilAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss SluseNorwayRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
BiskraAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation6.5 mm (0.26 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
NeedlesUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature40.6 C (105.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Marlborough Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature27.3 C (81.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
KargopolRussiaRecord high minimum temperature13.1 C (55.6 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
YudnapinnaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
BarkervilleCanadaRecord daily snowfall6.1 cm (2.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature29.2 C (84.6 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
SonnblickAustriaRecord high maximum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
WarenGermanyRecord high minimum temperature13.4 C (56.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Powell CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.8 mm (0.07 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature18.0 C (64.4 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

26 records
Records on 18 May 1920 by type Records set or tied on 18 May 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 035810Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 18 May 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 18 May 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 18 May 1920 by timescale Records on 18 May 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 26. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 26all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 18 May 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 26.
Records on 18 May 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily26

How Much Records Were Beaten By

23 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 May 1920 Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 106.2. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 20: 2220 to 40: 040 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120
Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 106.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 May 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 2022
20 to 400
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1201

Top 20 by Significance

18 May 1920
Top 20 records on 18 May 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
18 May 1920Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily rain125.5 mm (4.9 in)106.2 mm (4.2 in)35 years55 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1920Tampa, USdaily low max23.9 C (75.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)26 years24 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1920Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily high max36.7 C (98.1 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)33 years23 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1920Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low max11.5 C (52.7 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)47 years22 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1920Halden, NOdaily rain13.9 mm (0.5 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1920Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)50 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1920Sfax El-Maou, TNdaily high max34.0 C (93.2 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)21 years18 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1920Zagreb-Gric, HRdaily high min17.5 C (63.5 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)30 years16 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1920Burdekin Shire Council, AUdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1920Stromsfoss Sluse, NOdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)6.0 mm (0.24 in)11 years15 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1920Biskra, DZdaily rain6.5 mm (0.26 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1920Needles, USdaily high max40.6 C (105.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)20 years13 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1920Marlborough Post Office, AUdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1920Robe Comparison, AUdaily low max13.3 C (55.9 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)27 years11 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1920Freiburg, DEdaily high max27.3 C (81.1 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1920Kargopol, RUdaily high min13.1 C (55.6 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1920Yudnapinna, AUdaily rain3.0 mm (0.12 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)23 years10 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1920Barkerville, CAdaily snowfall6.1 cm (2.4 in)1.0 cm (0.4 in)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1920Mackay Post Office, AUdaily high max29.2 C (84.6 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)3 years9 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1920Sonnblick, ATdaily high max4.0 C (39.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)16 years9 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

1796 to 1920
Records on 05-18 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1920. 1920 had 26 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001796: 11798: 11802: 21832: 11833: 11845: 11847: 11848: 11855: 11859: 11861: 21863: 31864: 11866: 21868: 21869: 11870: 11871: 21872: 11874: 21877: 41878: 11879: 11881: 11883: 21884: 21885: 11887: 11888: 41889: 21891: 11893: 21894: 41895: 51896: 21897: 21898: 11899: 11900: 131901: 61902: 91903: 71904: 111905: 21906: 241907: 181908: 51909: 121910: 501911: 641912: 51913: 111914: 451915: 551916: 741917: 301918: 421919: 301920: 261921: 411922: 331923: 611924: 921925: 2201926: 1331927: 1801928: 1601929: 1931930: 4751931: 1911932: 4601933: 3801934: 3901935: 4001936: 2821937: 3481938: 3821939: 1691940: 3151941: 3341942: 4211943: 7441944: 4961945: 7061946: 6511947: 2311948: 4261949: 5971950: 4731951: 2791952: 4931953: 3931954: 4981955: 8481956: 7951957: 5951958: 3341959: 4351960: 4041961: 1871962: 1,1991963: 4771964: 3291965: 3451966: 4381967: 4101968: 8171969: 8651970: 7031971: 6661972: 4991973: 1,2331974: 1,0971975: 3831976: 7331977: 1,1261978: 1,0901979: 3991980: 6141981: 1,2181982: 4521983: 1,0931984: 7171985: 4981986: 1,1311987: 8231988: 1,1541989: 7211990: 7531991: 1,2181992: 9211993: 7071994: 1,0151995: 1,8491996: 1,7671997: 1,1151998: 1,0601999: 5842000: 9222001: 8982002: 1,8332003: 1,2702004: 8472005: 6302006: 1,4932007: 1,1332008: 9992009: 1,3682010: 8942011: 1,4062012: 5232013: 8162014: 6092015: 7852016: 5972017: 1,8552018: 5572019: 8102020: 7062021: 4182022: 7112023: 5542024: 5512025: 6192026: 1,1311796187118961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1920. 1920 had 26 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-18 in each year
YearRecords
17961
17981
18022
18321
18331
18451
18471
18481
18551
18591
18612
18633
18641
18662
18682
18691
18701
18712
18721
18742
18774
18781
18791
18811
18832
18842
18851
18871
18884
18892
18911
18932
18944
18955
18962
18972
18981
18991
190013
19016
19029
19037
190411
19052
190624
190718
19085
190912
191050
191164
19125
191311
191445
191555
191674
191730
191842
191930
192026
192141
192233
192361
192492
1925220
1926133
1927180
1928160
1929193
1930475
1931191
1932460
1933380
1934390
1935400
1936282
1937348
1938382
1939169
1940315
1941334
1942421
1943744
1944496
1945706
1946651
1947231
1948426
1949597
1950473
1951279
1952493
1953393
1954498
1955848
1956795
1957595
1958334
1959435
1960404
1961187
19621,199
1963477
1964329
1965345
1966438
1967410
1968817
1969865
1970703
1971666
1972499
19731,233
19741,097
1975383
1976733
19771,126
19781,090
1979399
1980614
19811,218
1982452
19831,093
1984717
1985498
19861,131
1987823
19881,154
1989721
1990753
19911,218
1992921
1993707
19941,015
19951,849
19961,767
19971,115
19981,060
1999584
2000922
2001898
20021,833
20031,270
2004847
2005630
20061,493
20071,133
2008999
20091,368
2010894
20111,406
2012523
2013816
2014609
2015785
2016597
20171,855
2018557
2019810
2020706
2021418
2022711
2023554
2024551
2025619
20261,131

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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).