Weather Records on 18 July 1942

661 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 July 1942. Highest significance: Carlisle, US.

Key Facts for 18 July 1942

On 18 July 1942, 661 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
450 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 20 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 623 daily.
Carlisle set a daily record precipitation of 67.6 mm (2.7 in) on 18 July 1942.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

661 stations

661 station records on 18 July 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 July 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Razole(Rajole)	India	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ansonia 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Bingara (Emohta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kotarh	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sanganer	India	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Azamgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rani(Ranigoda)	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Scarsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Sharon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chas	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kathgodam	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Ohio St UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

661 records

Records set or tied on 18 July 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 122, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 328, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 18 July 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	122
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	328
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 18 July 1942 by timescale: all-time 20, monthly 18, daily 623.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

480 broken records

Margins by which the 480 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 July 1942

Top 20 records on 18 July 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 July 1942	Carlisle, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	69 years	69 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1942	Toronto, CA	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	94 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1942	Husum, DE	all-time rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1942	Angelica, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1942	Spicer, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1942	Alfred, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1942	Razole(Rajole), IN	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1942	Ansonia 2 W, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1942	Emporium 1 E, US	all-time rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1942	Selinsgrove 2 S, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1942	Waverly, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1942	Warren, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1942	Karlshamn, SE	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1942	Upper Bingara (Emohta), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1942	Lockport 2SE, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1942	Kotarh, IN	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1942	Putten (Gld), NL	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1942	Muhammadpur, IN	daily rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1942	Tarboro 1 S, US	all-time high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1942	Hancock Exp Farm, US	daily high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	37 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

1793 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1942. 1942 had 661 records.

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

Records on 07-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1801	1
1845	1
1847	1
1851	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	2
1865	1
1866	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	6
1898	2
1899	3
1900	8
1901	5
1902	3
1903	14
1904	7
1905	22
1906	13
1907	12
1908	39
1909	11
1910	33
1911	42
1912	28
1913	21
1914	47
1915	95
1916	235
1917	265
1918	58
1919	38
1920	59
1921	67
1922	138
1923	126
1924	306
1925	217
1926	191
1927	85
1928	108
1929	123
1930	462
1931	382
1932	343
1933	228
1934	502
1935	212
1936	665
1937	334
1938	306
1939	424
1940	352
1941	349
1942	661
1943	277
1944	333
1945	350
1946	334
1947	385
1948	289
1949	521
1950	632
1951	307
1952	597
1953	493
1954	501
1955	423
1956	466
1957	325
1958	475
1959	548
1960	669
1961	280
1962	516
1963	269
1964	523
1965	707
1966	545
1967	735
1968	998
1969	590
1970	530
1971	625
1972	701
1973	976
1974	729
1975	643
1976	1,047
1977	839
1978	881
1979	821
1980	747
1981	624
1982	749
1983	1,071
1984	1,000
1985	582
1986	908
1987	1,845
1988	1,001
1989	1,233
1990	1,053
1991	589
1992	1,135
1993	1,013
1994	720
1995	904
1996	1,157
1997	785
1998	1,169
1999	900
2000	1,214
2001	909
2002	840
2003	1,159
2004	985
2005	1,210
2006	1,285
2007	1,267
2008	593
2009	1,757
2010	878
2011	1,148
2012	1,070
2013	921
2014	1,348
2015	745
2016	609
2017	426
2018	699
2019	548
2020	361
2021	676
2022	1,071
2023	867
2024	581
2025	779
2026	806

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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	441
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1