Weather Records on 18 October 1956

578 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 1956. Highest significance: Prickley Range, AU.

Key Facts for 18 October 1956

On 18 October 1956, 578 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 568 daily.
Prickley Range set an all-time record daily precipitation of 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 18 October 1956.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

578 stations

578 station records on 18 October 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 October 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Prickley Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Krishnarajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Donald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Missao Velha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gola	India	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nagambie Cba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaceton-Lake Drummond	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ariyalur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crisfield Somrs Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Diamond Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waranga Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whittlesea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coomandook (Malinong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hajo	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Viralimalai	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tintinara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Annuello (Mostank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rasipuram	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minyip (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warracknabeal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wokha	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vallam	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holenarsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bealiba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huajuapan de Leon (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laanecoorie Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

578 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 437, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 18 October 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	437
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 October 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 568.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

520 broken records

Margins by which the 520 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 1956

Top 20 records on 18 October 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 1956	Prickley Range, AU	all-time rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	73 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1956	Krishnarajpet, IN	daily rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1956	Donald Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1956	Uvalde, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1956	Macedon Forestry, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1956	Salisbury, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1956	Missao Velha, BR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1956	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1956	Pocomoke City, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1956	Solomons, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1956	Gola, IN	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1956	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1956	Princess Anne, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1956	Nagambie Cba, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1956	Snow Hill 4 N, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1956	Wallaceton-Lake Drummond, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1956	Ariyalur, IN	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1956	Litchfield, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1956	Crisfield Somrs Cove, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1956	Sarita 7 E, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	41 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1956. 1956 had 578 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	457
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2