Weather Records on 18 December 1942

281 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 1942. Highest significance: Collingwood, CA.

Key Facts for 18 December 1942

On 18 December 1942, 281 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 279 daily.
Collingwood set a daily record snowfall of 24.9 cm (9.8 in) on 18 December 1942.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

281 stations

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

Weather records on 18 December 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tambe (Itambe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sholavandan	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nilakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paramakudi	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aruppukottai	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Archer Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchengode	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ramanathapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kamuthi	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arasadi	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mudukulathur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Catharines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mosita	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dindigul	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kodumudi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapidaram	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aravakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grove City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Villiers (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elkins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

281 records

Records set or tied on 18 December 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 102, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 18 December 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	102
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 18 December 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 279.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

232 broken records

Margins by which the 232 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 198.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 December 1942

Top 20 records on 18 December 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 December 1942	Collingwood, CA	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	71 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 December 1942	Tambe (Itambe), BR	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1942	Virudhunagar, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1942	Sholavandan, IN	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1942	Nilakottai, IN	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1942	Paramakudi, IN	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1942	Lugano, CH	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1942	Aruppukottai, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1942	Archer Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1942	Tiruchengode, IN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1942	State College, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1942	Ramanathapuram, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1942	Johnstown, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1942	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1942	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1942	Kamuthi, IN	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1942	Emporium 1 E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1942	Springwood Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1942	Arasadi, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1942	Santa Fe, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	66 years	33 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1942. 1942 had 281 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 25	185
25 to 50	27
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2