Weather Records on 18 October 2007

1,298 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 2007. Highest significance: Olmsted L&D, US.

Key Facts for 18 October 2007

On 18 October 2007, 1,298 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
730 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,251 daily.
Olmsted L&D set a monthly record daily precipitation of 133.4 mm (5.3 in) on 18 October 2007.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

1,298 stations

1,298 station records on 18 October 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 October 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Olmsted L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pensacola Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	227.3 mm (8.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Whiting Fld NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pensacola Forest Sherman NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	230.1 mm (9.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Culman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brookfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita Tlahuapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Osawatomie	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Qulin	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Vale 5SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Malden Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gazandzhyk	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Twr 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chambers	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Duluth	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mapastepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tonala (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Benton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hutsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Readstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Polo	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Earth	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Forks Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cassoday 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,298 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 296, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 434, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 459, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 18 October 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	296
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	434
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	459
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 18 October 2007 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 45, daily 1,251.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

975 broken records

Margins by which the 975 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 209.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 2007

Top 20 records on 18 October 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 2007	Olmsted L&D, US	monthly rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	69 years	76 of 100 (Major)
18 October 2007	Iola 1 W, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
18 October 2007	Harrisburg, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	101 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 October 2007	Cairo 3N, US	monthly rain	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	97 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 October 2007	Pensacola Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	227.3 mm (8.9 in)	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 October 2007	Whiting Fld NAS, US	daily rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 October 2007	Sedan, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 October 2007	Pensacola Forest Sherman NAS, US	daily rain	230.1 mm (9.1 in)	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 October 2007	Pocahontas 1, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	101 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 October 2007	Saint Francis, US	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	69 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 October 2007	Madison, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	98 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 October 2007	Culman, RU	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2007	Brookfield, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2007	Santa Rita Tlahuapan, MX	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2007	Osawatomie, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2007	Memphis, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2007	Olathe 3E, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2007	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2007	Bloomfield, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2007	Pomona Lake, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	56 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 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2007. 2007 had 1,298 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	951
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1