Weather Records on 18 October 2008

531 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 2008. Highest significance: Falfurrias, US.

Key Facts for 18 October 2008

On 18 October 2008, 531 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
295 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 517 daily.
Falfurrias set a daily record low minimum temperature of 1.1 C (34.0 F) on 18 October 2008.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

531 stations

531 station records on 18 October 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 October 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Falfurrias	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Patrias	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chon Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palenque (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sortavala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hofmann Forest	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Polson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Medvezegorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tultepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sinuiju	Korea, North	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Potrerillos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Capitan Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milpa Alta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Acatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tequisistlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aparri	Philippines	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago Papasquiaro (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tenasco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sretensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton Showgrounds	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
The Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga AMO	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Real del Monte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boca del Cerro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Duolun	China	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fukuoka	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Isidro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yaquintela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jesus Maria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro Potla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Golomjannyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yuanping	China	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chifeng	China	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Thompson Falls Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Marquesa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Jeronimo Xonocahuacan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago Choapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

531 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 107, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 18 October 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 18 October 2008 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 517.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

405 broken records

Margins by which the 405 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 2008

Top 20 records on 18 October 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 2008	Falfurrias, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	97 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2008	Dos Patrias, MX	monthly low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2008	Winthrop UNIV, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	102 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2008	Chon Buri, TH	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2008	Palenque (Dge), MX	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2008	Covington, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	109 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2008	Winnsboro, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2008	Tanana AP, US	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	105 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2008	Sortavala, RU	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2008	Dawson, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	102 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2008	Saint Ignatius, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2008	Fortine 1 N, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2008	Hofmann Forest, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2008	Tenosique (Smn), MX	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 2008	Polson, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 2008	Medvezegorsk, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 2008	Tultepec, MX	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 2008	Sinuiju, KP	daily high min	15.3 C (59.5 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 2008	Potrerillos, MX	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 2008	El Capitan Dam, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	55 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2008. 2008 had 531 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 10	380
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1