Weather Records on 18 October 1942

332 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 1942. Highest significance: Jena Sternwarte, DE.

Key Facts for 18 October 1942

On 18 October 1942, 332 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
97 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 324 daily.
Jena Sternwarte set a daily record precipitation of 33.8 mm (1.3 in) on 18 October 1942.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

332 stations

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

Weather records on 18 October 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Milagres	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Balurghat	India	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Berhampore	India	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brejo Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Belmonte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Petrolina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pianco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parnamirim (Leopoldina)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pilao Arcado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ouricuri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elmhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton 10 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Patamute	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tura	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Campos Sales	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dhubri	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Council Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rio de Contas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Assobani	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lakhipur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

332 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 199, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 18 October 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	199
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 October 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 324.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

280 broken records

Margins by which the 280 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 149.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 1942

Top 20 records on 18 October 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 1942	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1942	Milagres, BR	monthly rain	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1942	Balurghat, IN	daily rain	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1942	Llano, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1942	Berhampore, IN	daily rain	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	128.1 mm (5.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1942	Kerrville, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1942	Brejo Santo, BR	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1942	Sao Jose Do Belmonte, BR	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1942	Petrolina, BR	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1942	Chemnitz, DE	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1942	Pianco, BR	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1942	Parnamirim (Leopoldina), BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1942	Gudauri, GE	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1942	Nossen, DE	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1942	Charlottetown Cda, CA	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1942	Pilao Arcado, BR	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1942	Nappan Cda, CA	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1942	Arnsberg, DE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1942	Plauen, DE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1942	Ouricuri, BR	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	38 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1942. 1942 had 332 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	238
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1