Weather Records on 18 October 1976

1,326 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 1976. Highest significance: Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen, AU.

Key Facts for 18 October 1976

On 18 October 1976, 1,326 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 924 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,286 daily.
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen set a monthly record daily precipitation of 129.4 mm (5.1 in) on 18 October 1976.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

1,326 stations

1,326 station records on 18 October 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 October 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.4 mm (5.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record snow depth	59.0 cm (23.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	89.0 cm (35.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.4 mm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marulan (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Licola Rwc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Abjorsbraten	Norway	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wahoo	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record low minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Naradhan (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wishek	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,326 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 451, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 473, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 134, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 18 October 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	451
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	473
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	134
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 18 October 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 40, daily 1,286.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,061 broken records

Margins by which the 1,061 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 670.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 1976

Top 20 records on 18 October 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 1976	Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen, AU	monthly rain	129.4 mm (5.1 in)	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	72 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1976	Tuddal, NO	daily snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1976	Bjornholt, NO	daily snow depth	59.0 cm (23.2 in)	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1976	Helensburgh (Sawan St), AU	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1976	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily snow depth	89.0 cm (35.0 in)	67.0 cm (26.4 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1976	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily rain	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1976	Queanbeyan Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1976	Lifjell, NO	daily snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1976	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1976	Highmore, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1976	Academy 2NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1976	Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU	daily rain	147.4 mm (5.8 in)	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	2 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1976	Mittagong (Beatrice Street), AU	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	2 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1976	Marulan (George St), AU	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1976	Astrakan, RU	monthly low max	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1976	Leola, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1976	Alexandria, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	81 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1976	Licola Rwc, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1976	Redfield, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1976	Sable Island, CA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	12 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1976. 1976 had 1,326 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	1,045
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1