Weather Records on 18 October 1939

475 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 1939. Highest significance: Burrundie Railway Station, AU.

Key Facts for 18 October 1939

On 18 October 1939, 475 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
84 were record highs and 269 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 468 daily.
Burrundie Railway Station set a daily record precipitation of 95.0 mm (3.7 in) on 18 October 1939.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

475 stations

475 station records on 18 October 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 October 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Perumbalur	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Somwarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arkalgud	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aschersleben	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Annur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mankayane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gudalur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Denman Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marungapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Srirangpatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Turaiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uthankarai	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-11.9 C (10.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Thathaiengarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

475 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 212, Heaviest daily rainfall 118, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 18 October 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	212
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 October 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 468.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

385 broken records

Margins by which the 385 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 1939

Top 20 records on 18 October 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 1939	Burrundie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1939	Halle, DE	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1939	St Georges, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1939	Potsdam, DE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1939	Magdeburg, DE	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1939	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1939	Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1939	Perumbalur, IN	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1939	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1939	Mbabane, SZ	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1939	Bayrick, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1939	Somwarpet, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1939	Basel Binningen, CH	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1939	Boksburg (Mun), ZA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1939	Arkalgud, IN	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1939	Aschersleben, DE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1939	Annur, IN	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1939	Mankayane, SZ	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1939	Pine Creek, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1939	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	70 years	32 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1939. 1939 had 475 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	336
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1