Weather Records on 18 October 1974

746 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 1974. Highest significance: Dalton Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 18 October 1974

On 18 October 1974, 746 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
345 were record highs and 221 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 729 daily.
Dalton Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 50.6 mm (2.0 in) on 18 October 1974.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

746 stations

746 station records on 18 October 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 October 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dalton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby (Carovale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Crossing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record snow depth	89.0 cm (35.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Angurugu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne (Lynwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Linton Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record snow depth	270.0 cm (106.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El-Ton	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holy Cross	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Verhneimbatsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.2 C (-22.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Breadalbane (Sweetwood Lea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gubbata Cooma St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn (Pomeroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bethungra (Retreat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrov Gaj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Earlwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wantiool (Caithness)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gelantipy East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elista	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Collerina (Kenebree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yass (Derringullen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Hazelton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Old Junee (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Point Piedras Blanca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

746 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 263, Lowest daily maximum 106, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 165, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 18 October 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	263
Lowest daily maximum	106
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 18 October 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 729.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

580 broken records

Margins by which the 580 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 540.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 1974

Top 20 records on 18 October 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 1974	Dalton Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1974	Rugby (Carovale), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1974	Tambo Crossing, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1974	Feldberg/Schwarzwald, DE	daily snow depth	89.0 cm (35.0 in)	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1974	McKinley Park, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1974	Eastbourne, GB	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1974	Angurugu, AU	monthly rain	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1974	Jindabyne (Lynwood), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1974	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	81 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1974	Brinkworth (Anama Park), AU	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1974	Yass (Linton Hostel), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1974	Zugspitze, DE	monthly snow depth	270.0 cm (106.3 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	61 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1974	El-Ton, RU	monthly high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	55 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1974	Holy Cross, US	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1974	Bigga (Woolbrook), AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1974	Taralga Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1974	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	71 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1974	Keene, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	72 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1974	Rosalia, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	71 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1974	Mundarlo (Yabtree), AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	56 years	32 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

1794 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1974. 1974 had 746 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 100	578
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1