Weather Records on 18 October 1960

612 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 1960. Highest significance: Cloud Chief 2 SE, US.

Key Facts for 18 October 1960

On 18 October 1960, 612 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, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 599 daily.
Cloud Chief 2 SE set a daily record precipitation of 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 18 October 1960.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

612 stations

612 station records on 18 October 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 October 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pueblo City Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Monument 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Crowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Post	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Denver WSO City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haswell	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rotan	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ulamambri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mangum	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tambar Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Wattle St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monument 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowral Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

612 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 392, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 18 October 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	392
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 18 October 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 599.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

557 broken records

Margins by which the 557 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 1960

Top 20 records on 18 October 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 1960	Cloud Chief 2 SE, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1960	Pueblo City Rsvr, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1960	Plainview, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1960	Seymour 3NW, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1960	Monument 2 WSW, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1960	Crowell, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1960	Rush 1N, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1960	Lawton, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1960	Kenton, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1960	Flatonia 4SE, US	monthly rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1960	Canowindra (Canowindra Street), AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1960	El Reno 1 N, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1960	Goodland, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1960	Kassler, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1960	Limon 10 SSW, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1960	Hollis 5E, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1960	Post, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1960	Denver WSO City, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1960	Geary, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1960	Marlin, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	18 years	49 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1960. 1960 had 612 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 50	527
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1