Weather Records on 18 October 1937

671 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 1937. Highest significance: Kew, AU.

Key Facts for 18 October 1937

On 18 October 1937, 671 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 634 daily.
Kew set a daily record precipitation of 56.1 mm (2.2 in) on 18 October 1937.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

671 stations

671 station records on 18 October 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 October 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Toorak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Silvan State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Willaura (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barwon Heads (Jirrahlinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Learmonth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grove Farm 1021	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blackburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mickleham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Rowan (Bungeet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morenci	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Granville (Kentucky)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Narra Allen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prahran (Como House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lottah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

671 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 553, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 18 October 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	553
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 18 October 1937 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 36, daily 634.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

631 broken records

Margins by which the 631 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 136.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 1937

Top 20 records on 18 October 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 1937	Kew, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1937	Gembrook, AU	monthly rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1937	Trentham (Post Office), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1937	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1937	Toorak, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1937	Peak Hill Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1937	Dunolly, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1937	Wahgunyah, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1937	Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), AU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1937	Caulfield (Racecourse), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1937	Lilydale, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1937	Warburton, AU	monthly rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1937	St Marys (Cullenswood), AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1937	Narrandera Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1937	Rutherglen Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1937	Jindivick, AU	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1937	Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1937	Pelee Island, CA	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1937	Dromana, AU	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1937	Silvan State School, AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	51 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1937. 1937 had 671 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 20	488
20 to 40	116
40 to 60	20
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1