Weather Records on 18 October 1943

844 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 1943. Highest significance: Camboon Station, AU.

Key Facts for 18 October 1943

On 18 October 1943, 844 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 350 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 823 daily.
Camboon Station set a monthly record daily precipitation of 106.4 mm (4.2 in) on 18 October 1943.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

844 stations

844 station records on 18 October 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 October 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gauribidanur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sirur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thylungra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kopargaon	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manawar	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rehli	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bhusaval Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parner	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jamner	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dhar	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Osmanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dewas Ar.	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barwani	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malkapur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nandura	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nevasa	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ramtek	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tonteldoos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vaniyambadi	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deolgaon Raja	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Raver	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Undilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thallon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sangamner	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karad	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mungaoli	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Narsingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ahmadnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madha	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buldana	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaville- Mill Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fernflat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sindgi	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barsi	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moree (Bullerana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

844 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 259, Heaviest daily rainfall 397, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 18 October 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	259
Heaviest daily rainfall	397
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 18 October 1943 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 823.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

749 broken records

Margins by which the 749 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 162.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 1943

Top 20 records on 18 October 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 1943	Camboon Station, AU	monthly rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1943	Gnomery, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1943	Gauribidanur, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1943	Buderim Post Office, AU	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1943	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1943	Bierbank, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1943	Sirur, IN	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1943	Thylungra Station, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1943	Kopargaon, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1943	Manawar, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1943	Rehli, IN	monthly rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1943	Bhusaval Sr, IN	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1943	Parner, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1943	Jamner, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1943	Narromine (Mumble Peg), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1943	Austin #2, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1943	Mapleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1943	Dhar, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1943	Osmanabad, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1943	Dewas Ar., IN	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	42 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1943. 1943 had 844 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 25	677
25 to 50	48
50 to 75	18
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1