Weather Records on 18 October 1994

1,296 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 1994. Highest significance: Baytown, US.

Key Facts for 18 October 1994

On 18 October 1994, 1,296 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
581 were record highs and 349 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 1,232 daily.
Baytown set an all-time record daily precipitation of 399.8 mm (15.7 in) on 18 October 1994.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

1,296 stations

1,296 station records on 18 October 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 October 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Baytown	United States	Record daily precipitation	399.8 mm (15.7 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	469.9 mm (18.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Houston San Jacinto da	United States	Record daily precipitation	355.6 mm (14.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Washington Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	294.1 mm (11.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Udon Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kamishli	Syria	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cando 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Linton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mullin	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Evadale	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Center 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shenandoah	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tete	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Holden	Norway	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Barker	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tomball	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wausaukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Loksmyr	Norway	Record snow depth	67.0 cm (26.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lame Deer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hague	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Caney 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	235.7 mm (9.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alfoten II	Norway	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Inhambupe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,296 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 495, Lowest daily minimum 274, Heaviest daily rainfall 311, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 18 October 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	495
Lowest daily minimum	274
Heaviest daily rainfall	311
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 18 October 1994 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 58, daily 1,232.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,044 broken records

Margins by which the 1,044 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 1994

Top 20 records on 18 October 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 1994	Baytown, US	all-time rain	399.8 mm (15.7 in)	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	47 years	78 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1994	Liberty, US	all-time rain	469.9 mm (18.5 in)	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	5 years	70 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1994	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1994	Houston San Jacinto da, US	all-time rain	355.6 mm (14.0 in)	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	5 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1994	Victoria Cp&L, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	80 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1994	Yoakum, US	monthly rain	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	21 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1994	Boone, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1994	Butte 5SE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1994	Washington Sp, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	77 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1994	South Pass City, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	77 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1994	South Pass City, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1994	Leech Lake, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	95 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1994	Wharton, US	all-time rain	294.1 mm (11.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1994	Udon Thani, TH	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1994	Gull Lake Dam, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1994	Pierce 1 E, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	23 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1994	Runge, US	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1994	Kamishli, SY	monthly rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1994	Cando 1E, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1994	Linton, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	53 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1994. 1994 had 1,296 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 50	993
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1