Weather Records on 18 October 1995

1,227 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 1995. Highest significance: Watheroo, AU.

Key Facts for 18 October 1995

On 18 October 1995, 1,227 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
509 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 123 monthly and 1,104 daily.
Watheroo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 52.0 mm (2.0 in) on 18 October 1995.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

1,227 stations

1,227 station records on 18 October 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 October 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Watheroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Oakland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
South Caroling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Craigie-Lea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Brookton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Corrigin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Codg Codgen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Kitlane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Pingaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
New Norcia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Myrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Fort Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Narrogin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Pingelly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Wonnaminta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Koobabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Walebing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hakea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bungulla North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Doodlakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Dumbleyung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Rushy Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kumminin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Moulyinning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Quairading	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wialcutting	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wanneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bonnie Doon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Jaroma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Newdegate South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Roselea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Telenning Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Trayning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Chelsea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Beverley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Karlgarin Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Barooga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Moora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Boddington Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bruce Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Doodenanning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lake Grace Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Grass Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Barberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Berkshire Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hawthornden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Quellington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Booralee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kulin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hyden North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Swanara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ardath	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Colorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hartwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Falcondale - Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wagin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Williams	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Newdegate Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,227 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 277, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 232, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 570, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 18 October 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	277
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	232
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	570
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 18 October 1995 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 123, daily 1,104.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,046 broken records

Margins by which the 1,046 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 1995

Top 20 records on 18 October 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 1995	Watheroo, AU	monthly rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 October 1995	Oakland, AU	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	74 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 October 1995	South Caroling, AU	monthly rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	74 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 October 1995	Craigie-Lea, AU	monthly rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	76 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1995	Brookton, AU	monthly rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	75 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1995	Corrigin, AU	monthly rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	75 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1995	Codg Codgen, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1995	Kitlane, AU	monthly rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	73 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1995	Pingaring, AU	monthly rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	73 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1995	New Norcia, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1995	Myrup, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1995	Fort Hill, AU	monthly rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1995	Narrogin, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1995	Pingelly, AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1995	Wonnaminta, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	70 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1995	Koobabbie, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1995	Walebing, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1995	Hakea, AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1995	Bungulla North, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1995	Doodlakine, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)

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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1995. 1995 had 1,227 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	957
20 to 40	84
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1