Weather Records on 18 October 1931

350 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 1931. Highest significance: Dindori, IN.

Key Facts for 18 October 1931

On 18 October 1931, 350 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 350 daily.
Dindori set a daily record precipitation of 109.5 mm (4.3 in) on 18 October 1931.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

350 stations

350 station records on 18 October 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 October 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan (Gillingall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Forestry Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yeola	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Viticulture College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Cocketgedong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chandor	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chicholi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bilgram	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dewan	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vada	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Fairy (Merigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Thowgla Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool (Gum Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Corrong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goolgumbla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arundel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Netherby Wine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hansi	India	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Illilawa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mena Murtee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wicannia (the Peak Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roto Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Bootra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brae Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booligal (Belmont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

350 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 241, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 18 October 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 18 October 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 350.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

306 broken records

Margins by which the 306 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 1931

Top 20 records on 18 October 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 1931	Dindori, IN	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1931	Lakes Entrance Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1931	Buchan (Gillingall), AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1931	Redlands, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1931	Moormurang the Ridge, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1931	Dindori, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1931	Wooragee, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1931	Harrietville, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1931	Maffra Forestry Office, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1931	Hafslo, NO	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1931	Wilton, IN	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1931	Maffra Shire Hall, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1931	Tallangatta (Bullioh), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1931	Yeola, IN	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1931	Bright Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1931	Chindwara, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1931	Rutherglen Viticulture College, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1931	Urana (Cocketgedong), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1931	Beechworth Composite, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	51 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1931	Kergunyah South, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	28 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1931. 1931 had 350 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 25	290
25 to 50	12
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1