Weather Records on 18 October 1929

190 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 1929. Highest significance: Vytegra, RU.

Key Facts for 18 October 1929

On 18 October 1929, 190 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 190 daily.
Vytegra set a daily record precipitation of 41.2 mm (1.6 in) on 18 October 1929.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

190 stations

190 station records on 18 October 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 October 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Norway House	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Rumford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

190 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 25.

Records on 18 October 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	25
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 October 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 190.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

146 broken records

Margins by which the 146 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 1929

Top 20 records on 18 October 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 1929	Vytegra, RU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1929	Whitehead, CA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1929	Scheveningen, NL	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1929	Middleton (Sar), ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1929	Fairbury 7S, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1929	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	52 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1929	St Albans, CA	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1929	World Trade Ctr, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	52 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1929	Southampton, CA	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	52 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1929	Cambridge Water Trmt P, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1929	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1929	Lockport 2SE, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1929	Ganca, AZ	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1929	Halmstad, SE	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1929	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1929	Sveg, SE	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1929	Lakin, US	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1929	Fort Macleod, CA	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1929	Biamble, AU	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	6 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1929	Saint John, CA	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 years	18 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1929. 1929 had 190 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	139
10 to 20	3
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1