Weather Records on 18 July 1945

350 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 July 1945. Highest significance: Annapolis US Naval Aca, US.

Key Facts for 18 July 1945

On 18 July 1945, 350 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 165 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 338 daily.
Annapolis US Naval Aca set a monthly record daily precipitation of 151.6 mm (6.0 in) on 18 July 1945.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

350 stations

350 station records on 18 July 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 July 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond City Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sheopur	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Takoma Park # 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Godda	India	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Cedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jaunpur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jaguaribe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brooklana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jalugudi	India	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pal-Lahara	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cheltenham 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kulikuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Khamgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fallston	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gird	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gandai	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ghatigaon	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bolpur	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

350 records

Records set or tied on 18 July 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 129, Heaviest daily rainfall 128.

Records on 18 July 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	129
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 July 1945 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 338.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

267 broken records

Margins by which the 267 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 July 1945

Top 20 records on 18 July 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 July 1945	Annapolis US Naval Aca, US	monthly rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	14 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1945	Richmond City Locks, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1945	Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P., AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1945	Upper Orara (Aurania), AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1945	Sheopur, IN	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1945	Woodstock, US	monthly rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1945	Warsaw 2 NW, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1945	College Park, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1945	Laurel 3 W, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1945	Norwalk, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1945	Takoma Park # 1, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1945	Godda, IN	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1945	Henderson 2 NNW, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1945	Acude Cedro, BR	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1945	Jaunpur, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1945	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1945	Akola, IN	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1945	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1945	Great Falls, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1945	Solomons, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	18 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1945. 1945 had 350 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	223
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3