Weather Records on 18 October 1961

362 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 1961. Highest significance: Innsbruck, AT.

Key Facts for 18 October 1961

On 18 October 1961, 362 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
102 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 359 daily.
Innsbruck set a daily record precipitation of 46.9 mm (1.8 in) on 18 October 1961.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

362 stations

362 station records on 18 October 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 October 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Axel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sidsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Penrose (Panorama)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woonona (Popes Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Boro (Calderwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowral Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Araluen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alangudi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marulan (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montcornet	France	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Iluppur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Fairy (Merigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kaanapali AP 453.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mornington Mills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mundaring Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dapto Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kangaroo Valley (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruthuraipoond	India	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Muthupet	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

362 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 196, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 18 October 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 October 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 359.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

311 broken records

Margins by which the 311 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 134.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 1961

Top 20 records on 18 October 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 1961	Innsbruck, AT	daily rain	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1961	Harnosand, SE	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1961	Hoofddorp, NL	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1961	Axel, NL	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1961	Braidwood (Krawarree), AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1961	Sidsjo, SE	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1961	Robertson (Caalong Street), AU	daily rain	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	134.8 mm (5.3 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1961	Nerriga Composite, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1961	Penrose (Panorama), AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1961	Woonona (Popes Rd), AU	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1961	Bettowynd (Condry), AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1961	Braidwood (Wallace Street), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1961	Cobargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1961	Lower Boro (Calderwood), AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1961	Bowral Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1961	Araluen Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1961	Alangudi, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1961	Nelligen (Thule Road), AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1961	Majors Creek (the Old School), AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1961	Szombathely, HU	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	40 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1961. 1961 had 362 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1961-10-18: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	281
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1