Weather Records on 18 October 1972

1,581 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 1972. Highest significance: Winkelman 6 S, US.

Key Facts for 18 October 1972

On 18 October 1972, 1,581 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
261 were record highs and 927 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 1,553 daily.
Winkelman 6 S set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 18 October 1972.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

1,581 stations

1,581 station records on 18 October 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 October 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Toolamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record daily precipitation	79.9 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
South Solitary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Imbil Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Joskar-Ola	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sells	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kaawaloa 29	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalow Motel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jaransk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Widgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moosomin	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Imbil Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Plain	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,581 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 153, Lowest daily maximum 490, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 437, Heaviest daily rainfall 255, Heaviest daily snowfall 122, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 18 October 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	153
Lowest daily maximum	490
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	437
Heaviest daily rainfall	255
Heaviest daily snowfall	122
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 18 October 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 1,553.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,310 broken records

Margins by which the 1,310 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 1972

Top 20 records on 18 October 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 1972	Winkelman 6 S, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1972	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1972	Gloucester Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1972	Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm), AU	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1972	Gold Creek Reservoir, AU	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1972	Ashwood, US	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1972	Toolamba, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1972	Derry 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1972	Breeza (Main Street), AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1972	Torrevieja, ES	daily rain	79.9 mm (3.1 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1972	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1972	Ipswich, AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1972	Tierra Blanca (Smn), MX	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1972	Flandreau, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	77 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1972	Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive), AU	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1972	South Solitary Island, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1972	Rucker Canyon, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1972	Imbil Post Office, AU	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1972	South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1972	Krambach Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	45 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1972. 1972 had 1,581 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	1,183
20 to 40	90
40 to 60	24
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	4