Weather Records on 18 October 1923

114 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 1923. Highest significance: Kazan, RU.

Key Facts for 18 October 1923

On 18 October 1923, 114 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 107 daily.
Kazan set a monthly record daily precipitation of 45.1 mm (1.8 in) on 18 October 1923.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

114 stations

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

Weather records on 18 October 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Evansville Ft Court STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Earlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Demopolis Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bannockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Obley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kokkedahl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bolagamy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Suntop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah River	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.9 C (-16.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Saltia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wandoo Wandong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

114 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 77.

Records on 18 October 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	77
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 October 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 107.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

105 broken records

Margins by which the 105 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 1923

Top 20 records on 18 October 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 1923	Kazan, RU	monthly rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1923	Savannah 6 SW, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1923	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1923	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1923	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1923	Evansville Ft Court STN, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1923	Marengo, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1923	Sycamore, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1923	Bloomington Normal, US	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1923	Earlington, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1923	Lake Mills Wwtp, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1923	Johnsonville, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1923	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1923	Wellington (Agrowplow), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1923	Watertown Wwtp, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1923	Grayling, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1923	Demopolis Lock 4, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1923	Paris Stp, US	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1923	Mt Carmel, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1923	Waukesha Wwtp, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	24 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1923. 1923 had 114 records.

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

Records on 10-18 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1799	1
1806	1
1807	1
1810	1
1811	2
1817	1
1832	1
1835	1
1836	1
1843	1
1846	2
1848	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1859	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	2
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	4
1876	2
1877	2
1879	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	2
1897	6
1898	5
1899	12
1900	5
1901	5
1902	6
1903	9
1904	12
1905	27
1906	17
1907	11
1908	44
1909	23
1910	50
1911	22
1912	12
1913	26
1914	52
1915	12
1916	64
1917	109
1918	24
1919	31
1920	87
1921	87
1922	59
1923	114
1924	151
1925	153
1926	149
1927	309
1928	316
1929	190
1930	507
1931	350
1932	446
1933	264
1934	222
1935	360
1936	483
1937	671
1938	536
1939	475
1940	532
1941	240
1942	332
1943	844
1944	264
1945	398
1946	355
1947	965
1948	1,128
1949	665
1950	996
1951	325
1952	394
1953	678
1954	621
1955	403
1956	578
1957	220
1958	407
1959	246
1960	612
1961	362
1962	252
1963	492
1964	311
1965	1,066
1966	613
1967	405
1968	737
1969	789
1970	501
1971	1,199
1972	1,581
1973	789
1974	746
1975	779
1976	1,326
1977	533
1978	545
1979	555
1980	1,024
1981	680
1982	654
1983	684
1984	1,331
1985	831
1986	344
1987	518
1988	733
1989	1,196
1990	1,043
1991	999
1992	1,295
1993	1,051
1994	1,296
1995	1,227
1996	795
1997	1,240
1998	1,323
1999	773
2000	823
2001	818
2002	878
2003	1,097
2004	1,156
2005	755
2006	1,328
2007	1,298
2008	531
2009	1,546
2010	634
2011	736
2012	741
2013	430
2014	690
2015	915
2016	1,511
2017	590
2018	759
2019	346
2020	957
2021	387
2022	1,334
2023	693
2024	1,142
2025	367

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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).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	75
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1