Weather Records on 18 December 1941

213 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 1941. Highest significance: Bologna, IT.

Key Facts for 18 December 1941

On 18 December 1941, 213 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
163 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 212 daily.
Bologna set a daily record precipitation of 32.6 mm (1.3 in) on 18 December 1941.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

213 stations

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

Weather records on 18 December 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eugene	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Austin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnani	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaikalur	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lapeer 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pawhuska	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hopefield (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Mtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Colusa Brg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Emba	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tingha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wokha	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

213 records

Records set or tied on 18 December 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 43, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 18 December 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	43
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 18 December 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 212.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

154 broken records

Margins by which the 154 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 December 1941

Top 20 records on 18 December 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 December 1941	Bologna, IT	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1941	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1941	Rossland City Yard, CA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1941	Eugene, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1941	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	67 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1941	Bulgoo, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1941	Esquimalt, CA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1941	Paragonah, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	46 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1941	Brockville, CA	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	54 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1941	Austin Downs, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1941	Kjahta, RU	daily high min	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1941	Kokpekty, KZ	monthly rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1941	Emmett 2 E, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1941	Ponnani, IN	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1941	Kaikalur, IN	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1941	Turkestan, KZ	daily rain	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1941	Orleans, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1941	Lapeer 2 SE, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1941	Pawhuska, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1941	Gann Valley 4NW, US	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	42 years	20 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

1793 to 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1941. 1941 had 213 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1805	1
1814	1
1825	1
1846	1
1849	1
1852	2
1858	1
1859	4
1862	2
1864	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1892	4
1894	8
1895	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	33
1903	11
1904	25
1905	3
1906	21
1907	15
1908	16
1909	18
1910	19
1911	9
1912	33
1913	38
1914	20
1915	28
1916	57
1917	62
1918	21
1919	117
1920	77
1921	123
1922	108
1923	378
1924	480
1925	74
1926	173
1927	151
1928	165
1929	366
1930	230
1931	360
1932	353
1933	506
1934	209
1935	138
1936	466
1937	459
1938	185
1939	900
1940	242
1941	213
1942	281
1943	419
1944	191
1945	598
1946	199
1947	266
1948	354
1949	561
1950	289
1951	867
1952	450
1953	373
1954	507
1955	611
1956	333
1957	901
1958	524
1959	477
1960	477
1961	885
1962	759
1963	571
1964	840
1965	402
1966	644
1967	1,105
1968	488
1969	376
1970	502
1971	387
1972	375
1973	1,008
1974	229
1975	625
1976	459
1977	992
1978	946
1979	1,087
1980	772
1981	1,362
1982	537
1983	2,014
1984	1,439
1985	1,384
1986	875
1987	1,505
1988	1,061
1989	1,818
1990	1,367
1991	756
1992	1,045
1993	697
1994	643
1995	1,065
1996	1,833
1997	1,195
1998	863
1999	923
2000	1,572
2001	906
2002	1,437
2003	987
2004	506
2005	987
2006	1,167
2007	746
2008	1,014
2009	1,253
2010	1,322
2011	697
2012	729
2013	513
2014	556
2015	1,254
2016	1,821
2017	516
2018	464
2019	679
2020	326
2021	762
2022	536
2023	1,293
2024	780
2025	994

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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 5	131
5 to 10	9
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	7
20 to 25	3
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1