Weather Records on 18 October 1945

398 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 1945. Highest significance: Quilon Pwd, IN.

Key Facts for 18 October 1945

On 18 October 1945, 398 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
236 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 388 daily.
Quilon Pwd set an all-time record daily precipitation of 281.9 mm (11.1 in) on 18 October 1945.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

398 stations

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

Weather records on 18 October 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quilon Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	281.9 mm (11.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Soro	India	Record daily precipitation	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rajkanika	India	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmasala	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Langsloot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baliapal	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kesiary Kaltikri	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kendrapara	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hussainabad	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tekkali	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turigaria (Kaira)	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pundi	India	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anakapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Changenachery	India	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salur	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chipurupally	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rio de Contas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Palakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Peermade Residen	India	Record daily precipitation	226.8 mm (8.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bapatla	India	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kanas	India	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Srikakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bhimunipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waianae 798	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bonth	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Walebing	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Truchas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marmarth	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wando Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

398 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 177, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 109, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 18 October 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	177
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 18 October 1945 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 388.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

313 broken records

Margins by which the 313 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 1945

Top 20 records on 18 October 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 1945	Quilon Pwd, IN	all-time rain	281.9 mm (11.1 in)	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	13 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1945	Soro, IN	daily rain	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1945	Kottayam P.W.D, IN	daily rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1945	Rajkanika, IN	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1945	Kuzhithurai, IN	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1945	Dulacca Truck Stop, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1945	Dharmasala, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1945	Langsloot, ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1945	Baliapal, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1945	Kesiary Kaltikri, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1945	Nedumangad, IN	monthly rain	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1945	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1945	Kendrapara, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1945	Rossland City Yard, CA	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1945	Thiruvananthapuram, IN	daily rain	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1945	Vishakhapatnam, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1945	Hussainabad, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1945	Tekkali, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1945	Turigaria (Kaira), IN	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	6 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1945	Pundi, IN	daily rain	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	30 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

1794 to 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1945. 1945 had 398 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	274
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1