Weather Records on 18 October 1933

264 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 1933. Highest significance: Vernon Coldstream Ranch, CA.

Key Facts for 18 October 1933

On 18 October 1933, 264 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 258 daily.
Vernon Coldstream Ranch set a monthly record daily snowfall of 28.7 cm (11.3 in) on 18 October 1933.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

264 stations

264 station records on 18 October 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 October 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Narasannapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ramachandrapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	217.9 mm (8.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yellamanchili	India	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aska	India	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kothapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tanuku	India	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rajahmundry	India	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nymagee (Pyramid)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alamur(Alamar)	India	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Surada	India	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jalalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bhimavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karanjia	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Darsi	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sanand	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Markapur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Russelkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rambha	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dharingbadi	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rayagada	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Purushottampur	India	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Browning	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ram/Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mudhol	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pottangi	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tadepalligudem	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gunupur	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mummidivaram	India	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Narsapur	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	217.7 mm (8.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kandukur	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coringa(Corinza)	India	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kovvur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pundi	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Srungavarapukota	India	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Srikakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gumma	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hungund	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Itchapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Raichur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Musafir Khana	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Garotha	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chakradhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Baramba	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uniara (Aligarh)	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Creek Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ongole	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bagalkot	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parlakimedi	India	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Berhampur	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

264 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 8.

Records on 18 October 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 October 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 258.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

247 broken records

Margins by which the 247 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 185.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 1933

Top 20 records on 18 October 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 1933	Vernon Coldstream Ranch, CA	monthly snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	7 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1933	Narasannapeta, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	116.9 mm (4.6 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1933	Ramachandrapuram, IN	daily rain	217.9 mm (8.6 in)	172.9 mm (6.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1933	Yellamanchili, IN	daily rain	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1933	Aska, IN	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1933	Kothapeta, IN	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1933	Tanuku, IN	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1933	Rajahmundry, IN	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1933	Nymagee (Pyramid), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1933	Alamur(Alamar), IN	daily rain	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1933	Vernon Coldstream Ranch, CA	monthly rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1933	Surada, IN	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1933	Jalalpur, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1933	Amalapuram, IN	daily rain	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1933	Bhimavaram, IN	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1933	Karanjia, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1933	Darsi, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1933	Sanand, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1933	Markapur, IN	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1933	Russelkonda, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)

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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1933. 1933 had 264 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	175
25 to 50	34
50 to 75	19
75 to 100	11
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1