Weather Records on 18 August 2006

842 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 August 2006. Highest significance: Dzaore, RU.

Key Facts for 18 August 2006

On 18 August 2006, 842 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
492 were record highs and 186 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 806 daily.
Dzaore set a daily record precipitation of 90.8 mm (3.6 in) on 18 August 2006.
Across 171 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

842 stations

842 station records on 18 August 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 August 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dzaore	Russia	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Alexander	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hannover	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Shields	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bowhill	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Watauga S Dak 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Neumunster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer Job Corps	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Whites Crossing	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bayan Mod	China	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waterford (Tycor)	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nara	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wunstorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	42.0 C (107.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Asahikawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Temamatla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moffit 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sivas	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mackenzie	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Julia	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Vojampolka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Garrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Carrizal	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Derrame	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chulitna Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miyazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dupree 15 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Coco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Frolovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canakkale	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Akune	Japan	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashgabat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pretty Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fern Ridge-Veneta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palenque (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

842 records

Records set or tied on 18 August 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 220, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 272, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 164.

Records on 18 August 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	220
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	272
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 August 2006 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 32, daily 806.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

579 broken records

Margins by which the 579 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 August 2006

Top 20 records on 18 August 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 August 2006	Dzaore, RU	daily rain	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 August 2006	Alexander, US	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2006	Beaver City, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2006	Hannover, DE	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2006	Shields, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2006	Glenwood, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2006	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2006	Bowhill, GB	monthly rain	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2006	Watauga S Dak 8 N, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2006	Redig 11 NE, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2006	Neumunster, DE	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2006	Kailua 446, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2006	Palmer Job Corps, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2006	Whites Crossing, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2006	Bayan Mod, CN	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2006	Waterford (Tycor), IE	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2006	Chinook, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2006	Nara, JP	all-time high min	26.6 C (79.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2006	Oita, JP	daily rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2006	Valley Head, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	105 years	42 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

1797 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2006. 2006 had 842 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-18 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1816	1
1827	1
1829	1
1830	1
1833	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1861	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	2
1869	1
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	2
1883	3
1885	3
1886	3
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	6
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1898	4
1899	6
1900	2
1901	10
1902	8
1903	6
1904	8
1905	10
1906	40
1907	7
1908	21
1909	24
1910	16
1911	11
1912	21
1913	43
1914	37
1915	60
1916	71
1917	70
1918	53
1919	34
1920	51
1921	39
1922	129
1923	90
1924	225
1925	300
1926	168
1927	269
1928	141
1929	181
1930	150
1931	241
1932	382
1933	431
1934	638
1935	424
1936	766
1937	308
1938	243
1939	381
1940	434
1941	467
1942	333
1943	738
1944	325
1945	400
1946	416
1947	958
1948	315
1949	393
1950	683
1951	355
1952	405
1953	323
1954	622
1955	795
1956	580
1957	380
1958	580
1959	537
1960	599
1961	415
1962	428
1963	760
1964	443
1965	525
1966	573
1967	623
1968	795
1969	530
1970	597
1971	381
1972	493
1973	734
1974	639
1975	844
1976	917
1977	1,112
1978	854
1979	1,309
1980	771
1981	1,386
1982	563
1983	1,420
1984	600
1985	765
1986	861
1987	1,609
1988	1,351
1989	952
1990	920
1991	533
1992	1,497
1993	706
1994	1,027
1995	1,882
1996	760
1997	1,191
1998	923
1999	888
2000	1,183
2001	1,036
2002	1,306
2003	860
2004	1,050
2005	865
2006	842
2007	1,116
2008	1,265
2009	839
2010	1,167
2011	1,239
2012	1,247
2013	752
2014	751
2015	880
2016	704
2017	565
2018	462
2019	615
2020	1,541
2021	1,118
2022	1,237
2023	1,094
2024	696
2025	455
2026	545

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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 10	519
10 to 20	33
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	3