Weather Records on 18 October 1982

654 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 1982. Highest significance: Micurinsk, RU.

Key Facts for 18 October 1982

On 18 October 1982, 654 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
136 were record highs and 221 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 637 daily.
Micurinsk set a monthly record daily precipitation of 62.8 mm (2.5 in) on 18 October 1982.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

654 stations

654 station records on 18 October 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 October 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lipeck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Shu'j	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nazare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Voronez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Conde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rjazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paveletz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Suffield A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	37.1 cm (14.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caron	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shamrock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mwanza	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gotnja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelbourg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Piraju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Felix	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gavriila Buhta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dongfang	China	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Swift Current A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riversul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Praia Grande (Parana)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tejupa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aneroid	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	110.3 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.3 C (-15.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kharkiv	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gweru	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olaria Dos Padres Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blackleaf	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluffs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Angatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Avanhandava (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sarutaia (US.Boa Vista-Clfsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ormiston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tara	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.2 C (-11.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cegcuana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

654 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 142, Heaviest daily rainfall 231, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 18 October 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	142
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 18 October 1982 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 14, daily 637.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

577 broken records

Margins by which the 577 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 1982

Top 20 records on 18 October 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 1982	Micurinsk, RU	monthly rain	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	99 years	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 October 1982	Krasnojarsk, RU	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1982	Lipeck, RU	monthly rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1982	Shu'j, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1982	Nazare, BR	daily rain	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1982	Voronez, RU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1982	Conde, BR	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1982	Rjazan, RU	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1982	Paveletz, RU	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1982	Kon-Kolodez, RU	all-time rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1982	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1982	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1982	Suffield A, CA	all-time snowfall	37.1 cm (14.6 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1982	Caron, CA	daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1982	Shamrock, CA	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1982	Mwanza, TZ	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1982	Morgan 1 W, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1982	Gotnja, RU	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1982	Gravelbourg, CA	daily snowfall	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1982	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	105 years	41 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1982. 1982 had 654 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 50	553
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1