Weather Records on 18 October 1941

240 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 1941. Highest significance: Waren, DE.

Key Facts for 18 October 1941

On 18 October 1941, 240 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 238 daily.
Waren set a daily record precipitation of 25.0 mm (1.0 in) on 18 October 1941.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

240 stations

240 station records on 18 October 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 October 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Reitz 36	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grand River Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seleng	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Denekamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Benipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Duck Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Udumalpet	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anklam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Horseshoe Ranges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

240 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 157, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 18 October 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 October 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 238.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

201 broken records

Margins by which the 201 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 1941

Top 20 records on 18 October 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 1941	Waren, DE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1941	Braunschweig (T.H.), DE	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1941	Greifswald, DE	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1941	Altentreptow, DE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1941	Hedrum, NO	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1941	Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE	monthly rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1941	Brocken, DE	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1941	Biri, NO	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1941	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1941	Westminter Estate, ZA	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1941	Arcadia, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1941	Husum, DE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1941	Harmati, IN	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1941	Putten (Gld), NL	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1941	Haina 214, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1941	Zastron (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1941	Lisboa Geofisica, PT	daily high max	30.4 C (86.7 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1941	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1941	Brunswick, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1941	Kukuihaele Mill 206, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	30 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1941. 1941 had 240 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	141
10 to 20	48
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	1