Weather Records on 18 October 1992

1,295 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 1992. Highest significance: Junee Reefs (Clear Hills), AU.

Key Facts for 18 October 1992

On 18 October 1992, 1,295 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
130 were record highs and 763 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,270 daily.
Junee Reefs (Clear Hills) set a daily record precipitation of 41.0 mm (1.6 in) on 18 October 1992.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

1,295 stations

1,295 station records on 18 October 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 October 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Junee Reefs (Clear Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Thomas River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Trida (Willandra National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cootamundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Derrinallum (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Temora Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tindarey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo (Merri-Merriga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Doon Garage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ungarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caramut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ganmain Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moothandella Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mumbil (Burrendong Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Taylors Flat (Davislea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leeton Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Derrinallum (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ganevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Glenfalloch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Terip Terip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bethungra (Retreat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yetholme (Kurrawong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Callantsoog	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Argalong (the Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beckom (Stawell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pinsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Old Junee (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Naro-Fominsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,295 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 391, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 372, Heaviest daily rainfall 331, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 52.

Records on 18 October 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	391
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	372
Heaviest daily rainfall	331
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	52

Records on 18 October 1992 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 1,270.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,083 broken records

Margins by which the 1,083 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 1992

Top 20 records on 18 October 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 1992	Junee Reefs (Clear Hills), AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	83 years	71 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1992	Thomas River, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1992	Trida (Willandra National Park, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1992	Port Campbell Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1992	Willaura (Yarram Park), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1992	Cootamundra Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	102 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1992	Derrinallum (Craigmore), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1992	Temora Research Station, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1992	Cobar (Tindarey), AU	monthly rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1992	Gulgong Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	110 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1992	West Wyalong (Tallimbalong), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1992	Lake Cargelligo (Merri-Merriga, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1992	Bonnie Doon Garage, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1992	Tilpa (Tongo Road), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1992	Ungarie Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1992	Yalgogrin North (Roloma), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1992	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1992	Caramut, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1992	Ganmain Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1992	Moothandella Station, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	43 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 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1992. 1992 had 1,295 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	1,009
20 to 40	59
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2