Weather Records on 18 October 1953

678 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 1953. Highest significance: Kommissiepoort, ZA.

Key Facts for 18 October 1953

On 18 October 1953, 678 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
473 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 671 daily.
Kommissiepoort set an all-time record daily precipitation of 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 18 October 1953.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

678 stations

678 station records on 18 October 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 October 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kommissiepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mosita	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ottosdal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Doornbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Idomia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Skjomen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leeukop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brandwag	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brakpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cyferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dryden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bhandara	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nelsdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bhatkal	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuspruit Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Devala	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kuttiadi	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsrus (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

678 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 282, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 191, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 186, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 18 October 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	282
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	191
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 October 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 671.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

500 broken records

Margins by which the 500 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 1953

Top 20 records on 18 October 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 1953	Kommissiepoort, ZA	all-time rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1953	Mosita, ZA	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1953	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1953	Ottosdal, ZA	monthly rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1953	Riksgransen, SE	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1953	Steigen, NO	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1953	Doornbult, ZA	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1953	Idomia, ZA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1953	Setlagodi (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1953	Beiarn, NO	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1953	Skjomen, NO	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1953	Leeukop, ZA	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1953	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1953	Ankenes, NO	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1953	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	monthly rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1953	Brandwag, ZA	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1953	Brakpan, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1953	Ladybrand (Skl), ZA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1953	Cyferfontein, ZA	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1953	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	36 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1953. 1953 had 678 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	431
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	23
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1