Weather Records on 18 October 1952

394 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 1952. Highest significance: Washim, IN.

Key Facts for 18 October 1952

On 18 October 1952, 394 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
119 were record highs and 207 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 392 daily.
Washim set a daily record precipitation of 58.7 mm (2.3 in) on 18 October 1952.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

394 stations

394 station records on 18 October 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 October 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Washim	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sidhout(Siddavat)	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nanded	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guhagar	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kawailoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Daryapur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nizamabad	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Portola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Creek 6 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Turbine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wandiwash	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Electra P H	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 12 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

394 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 187, Heaviest daily rainfall 52, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 18 October 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	187
Heaviest daily rainfall	52
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 18 October 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 392.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

304 broken records

Margins by which the 304 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 1952

Top 20 records on 18 October 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 1952	Washim, IN	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1952	Sidhout(Siddavat), IN	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1952	Nanded, IN	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1952	Guhagar, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1952	Luakaha Lower 782, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1952	Kualapuu 534, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1952	Halaula 1110, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1952	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1952	Port Dover, CA	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	75 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1952	Elkader 6 SSW, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	55 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1952	Barkerville, CA	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1952	Kawailoa, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1952	Yerevan, AM	daily high min	14.1 C (57.4 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1952	Cidra 1 E, PR	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	45 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1952	East Park Rsvr, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1952	Forest Grove, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	55 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1952	Bancroft, CA	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	45 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1952	Daryapur, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1952	Oorschot, ZA	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1952	Pratt 3NW, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	54 years	27 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1952. 1952 had 394 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 10	273
10 to 20	15
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	5