Weather Records on 18 August 1967

623 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 August 1967. Highest significance: Hawthorne, US.

Key Facts for 18 August 1967

On 18 August 1967, 623 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
235 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 617 daily.
Hawthorne set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 18 August 1967.
Across 171 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

623 stations

623 station records on 18 August 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 August 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Earlwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Keithsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Etmadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Airport AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehpur Sikri	India	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Laredo	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ramban	India	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ranibandh	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lidcombe (Carnarvon Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Loerie (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Illalangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kottaram	India	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jalesar	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hannah 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bexley Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tarabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

623 records

Records set or tied on 18 August 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 172, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 238.

Records on 18 August 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	172
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 August 1967 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 617.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

493 broken records

Margins by which the 493 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 August 1967

Top 20 records on 18 August 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 August 1967	Hawthorne, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 August 1967	Earlwood Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 August 1967	Husum, DE	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1967	Keithsburg, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1967	Encinal, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1967	Etmadpur, IN	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1967	Tahoka, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1967	Vilnius, LT	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1967	Sydney Airport AMO, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1967	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1967	Fatehpur Sikri, IN	daily rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1967	Laredo, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1967	Randwick Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1967	Anahuac, MX	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1967	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	75 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1967	Fowlerton, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1967	Ramban, IN	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1967	Ranibandh, IN	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1967	Riomedina, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1967	Dharmsala Lower, IN	daily rain	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1967. 1967 had 623 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	465
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1