Weather Records on 18 October 1989

1,196 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 1989. Highest significance: Jesup 8 S, US.

Key Facts for 18 October 1989

On 18 October 1989, 1,196 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
244 were record highs and 643 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,174 daily.
Jesup 8 S set a monthly record daily precipitation of 165.1 mm (6.5 in) on 18 October 1989.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

1,196 stations

1,196 station records on 18 October 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 October 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jesup 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ft Wayne Disposal Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quella Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aleppo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Disposal Plt	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hazard Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hua Hin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burdine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kleinfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pineville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Antlers	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell (Wandera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,196 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 470, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 173, Heaviest daily rainfall 266, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 18 October 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	470
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	173
Heaviest daily rainfall	266
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 18 October 1989 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 1,174.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

937 broken records

Margins by which the 937 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 1989

Top 20 records on 18 October 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 1989	Jesup 8 S, US	monthly rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1989	Ft Wayne Disposal Plt, US	monthly snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1989	Quitman 2 NW, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	78 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1989	Penedo, BR	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1989	Greensburg, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.2 cm (2.8 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1989	Quella Park, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1989	Niceville, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1989	Aleppo, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1989	Lumber City, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	78 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1989	Union 3 SSE, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1989	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1989	Rushville, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1989	Wooster Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1989	Buena Vista 2S, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1989	Belfast, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1989	Mosquero 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1989	El Reno 1 N, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	90 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1989	O'Neill, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1989	Nashville 1 E, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1989	Ft Wayne Disposal Plt, US	monthly snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1989. 1989 had 1,196 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	876
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2