Weather Records on 18 October 1985

831 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 1985. Highest significance: Newkirk 5NE, US.

Key Facts for 18 October 1985

On 18 October 1985, 831 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
300 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 805 daily.
Newkirk 5NE set a daily record precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 18 October 1985.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

831 stations

831 station records on 18 October 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 October 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ukumehame 301	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Paia 406	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland (Brockley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Olowalu 296.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lahaina 361	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Puunene 396	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wewoka 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kahului AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Balliang East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kihei 311	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kalaupapa 563	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waiehu Camp 484	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Patna	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lenorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Rch 432	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Konawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Spencer 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Emory	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chileka	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chenoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wahoo	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wailuku 386	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aparri	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

831 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 255, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 402, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 18 October 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	255
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	402
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 October 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 805.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

679 broken records

Margins by which the 679 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 1985

Top 20 records on 18 October 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 1985	Newkirk 5NE, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1985	Sherman, US	daily rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1985	Calvin, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	70 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1985	Ukumehame 301, US	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1985	Paia 406, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1985	Siliguri, IN	daily rain	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1985	Ballinger 2 NW, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1985	Buckland (Brockley), AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1985	Olowalu 296.1, US	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1985	Grenola 1 N, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1985	Imperial, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1985	Lahaina 361, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1985	Puunene 396, US	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1985	Putnam, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1985	Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1985	Audubon, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1985	Howard 2SE, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1985	Wewoka 3 SW, US	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1985	Kahului AP, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1985	San Angelo, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	51 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1985. 1985 had 831 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	570
20 to 40	70
40 to 60	23
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	7