Weather Records on 18 July 1923

126 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 July 1923. Highest significance: Canton 4N, US.

Key Facts for 18 July 1923

On 18 July 1923, 126 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 124 daily.
Canton 4N set a monthly record daily precipitation of 104.6 mm (4.1 in) on 18 July 1923.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

126 stations

126 station records on 18 July 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 July 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Neerim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jung Jung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grantville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bordertown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coonalpyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Shelford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

126 records

Records set or tied on 18 July 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 63.

Records on 18 July 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	63
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 July 1923 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 124.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

100 broken records

Margins by which the 100 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 July 1923

Top 20 records on 18 July 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 July 1923	Canton 4N, US	monthly rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1923	New Westminster, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1923	Clyde State School, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1923	Tbilisi, GE	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1923	Warragul (Carbethon), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1923	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1923	Hastings Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1923	Helena, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1923	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1923	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1923	Qu'appelle, CA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1923	Foster (Post Office), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1923	Bay Saint Louis, US	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1923	Officer (Jesmond Dene), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1923	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1923	Dromana, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1923	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	18 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1923	Neerim, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1923	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	27.1 C (80.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	53 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1923	Blayney Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	23 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

1793 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1923. 1923 had 126 records.

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

Records on 07-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1801	1
1845	1
1847	1
1851	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	2
1865	1
1866	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	6
1898	2
1899	3
1900	8
1901	5
1902	3
1903	14
1904	7
1905	22
1906	13
1907	12
1908	39
1909	11
1910	33
1911	42
1912	28
1913	21
1914	47
1915	95
1916	235
1917	265
1918	58
1919	38
1920	59
1921	67
1922	138
1923	126
1924	306
1925	217
1926	191
1927	85
1928	108
1929	123
1930	462
1931	382
1932	343
1933	228
1934	502
1935	212
1936	665
1937	334
1938	306
1939	424
1940	352
1941	349
1942	661
1943	277
1944	333
1945	350
1946	334
1947	385
1948	289
1949	521
1950	632
1951	307
1952	597
1953	493
1954	501
1955	423
1956	466
1957	325
1958	475
1959	548
1960	669
1961	280
1962	516
1963	269
1964	523
1965	707
1966	545
1967	735
1968	998
1969	590
1970	530
1971	625
1972	701
1973	976
1974	729
1975	643
1976	1,047
1977	839
1978	881
1979	821
1980	747
1981	624
1982	749
1983	1,071
1984	1,000
1985	582
1986	908
1987	1,845
1988	1,001
1989	1,233
1990	1,053
1991	589
1992	1,135
1993	1,013
1994	720
1995	904
1996	1,157
1997	785
1998	1,169
1999	900
2000	1,214
2001	909
2002	840
2003	1,159
2004	985
2005	1,210
2006	1,285
2007	1,267
2008	593
2009	1,757
2010	878
2011	1,148
2012	1,070
2013	921
2014	1,348
2015	745
2016	609
2017	426
2018	699
2019	548
2020	361
2021	676
2022	1,071
2023	867
2024	581
2025	779
2026	806

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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 18 July 1923
Margin	Records
0 to 10	79
10 to 20	11
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2