Weather Records on 18 August 1957

380 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 August 1957. Highest significance: Olands Sodra Udde, SE.

Key Facts for 18 August 1957

On 18 August 1957, 380 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 140 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 373 daily.
Olands Sodra Udde set a daily record precipitation of 62.0 mm (2.4 in) on 18 August 1957.
Across 171 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

380 stations

380 station records on 18 August 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 August 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Neemkathana	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Warora	India	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ungowa Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pandherikawara	India	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsu	India	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mayhill Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chandrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Deoband	India	Record daily precipitation	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mathura	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nalesar	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sultan Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Surada	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bari	India	Record daily precipitation	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parbhani	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Landrum 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sevierville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jamkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Itchapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kuakhera	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bareli	India	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roanoke	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

380 records

Records set or tied on 18 August 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 184.

Records on 18 August 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 August 1957 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 373.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

286 broken records

Margins by which the 286 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 August 1957

Top 20 records on 18 August 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 August 1957	Olands Sodra Udde, SE	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
18 August 1957	Ust Tzilma, RU	all-time rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1957	Neemkathana, IN	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1957	Warora, IN	daily rain	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1957	Kenton, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1957	Ungowa Forest Station, AU	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1957	Longmont 2 ESE, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1957	Pandherikawara, IN	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1957	Chatsu, IN	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1957	Kaunas, LT	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1957	Logan Downs, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1957	Mayhill Rs, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1957	Chandrapur, IN	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1957	Deoband, IN	daily rain	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1957	Nebo, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1957	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1957	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1957	Mathura, IN	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1957	Nalesar, IN	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1957	Sultan Bazar, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	39 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

1797 to 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1957. 1957 had 380 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-18 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1816	1
1827	1
1829	1
1830	1
1833	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1861	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	2
1869	1
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	2
1883	3
1885	3
1886	3
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	6
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1898	4
1899	6
1900	2
1901	10
1902	8
1903	6
1904	8
1905	10
1906	40
1907	7
1908	21
1909	24
1910	16
1911	11
1912	21
1913	43
1914	37
1915	60
1916	71
1917	70
1918	53
1919	34
1920	51
1921	39
1922	129
1923	90
1924	225
1925	300
1926	168
1927	269
1928	141
1929	181
1930	150
1931	241
1932	382
1933	431
1934	638
1935	424
1936	766
1937	308
1938	243
1939	381
1940	434
1941	467
1942	333
1943	738
1944	325
1945	400
1946	416
1947	958
1948	315
1949	393
1950	683
1951	355
1952	405
1953	323
1954	622
1955	795
1956	580
1957	380
1958	580
1959	537
1960	599
1961	415
1962	428
1963	760
1964	443
1965	525
1966	573
1967	623
1968	795
1969	530
1970	597
1971	381
1972	493
1973	734
1974	639
1975	844
1976	917
1977	1,112
1978	854
1979	1,309
1980	771
1981	1,386
1982	563
1983	1,420
1984	600
1985	765
1986	861
1987	1,609
1988	1,351
1989	952
1990	920
1991	533
1992	1,497
1993	706
1994	1,027
1995	1,882
1996	760
1997	1,191
1998	923
1999	888
2000	1,183
2001	1,036
2002	1,306
2003	860
2004	1,050
2005	865
2006	842
2007	1,116
2008	1,265
2009	839
2010	1,167
2011	1,239
2012	1,247
2013	752
2014	751
2015	880
2016	704
2017	565
2018	462
2019	615
2020	1,541
2021	1,118
2022	1,237
2023	1,094
2024	696
2025	455
2026	545

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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	243
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	4