Weather Records on 18 October 2013

430 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 2013. Highest significance: Top Plains, AU.

Key Facts for 18 October 2013

On 18 October 2013, 430 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 423 daily.
Top Plains set a monthly record daily precipitation of 132.0 mm (5.2 in) on 18 October 2013.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

430 stations

430 station records on 18 October 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 October 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Top Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Wray	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bonny Dam 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lampang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waterford (Tycor)	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Udu Point	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Ratchasima	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mingo 6E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Twr #2	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Francis 8NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hokitika Aerodrome	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tocumwal Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rexford	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Puntilla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McGrath AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Turkmen-Bashi	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Francis 8NW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tok	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne	United States	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bilbao Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Colby 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer Job Corps	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tonsina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wainwright AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Surat Thani	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zaragoza Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huesca	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barter Island WSO AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Senou	Mali	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

430 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 64, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 18 October 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	64
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 18 October 2013 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 423.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

355 broken records

Margins by which the 355 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 2013

Top 20 records on 18 October 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 2013	Top Plains, AU	monthly rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	59 years	73 of 100 (Major)
18 October 2013	Wray, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	95 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 October 2013	Bonny Dam 2NE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2013	Akron 4 E, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	108 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2013	Wray, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	117 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2013	Hoxie, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	114 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2013	Saint Francis, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	104 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2013	Saint Francis, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	104 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2013	Lampang, TH	monthly rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2013	Goodland, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	117 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2013	Dodge City, US	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	94 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2013	Sharon Springs, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	116 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2013	Dresden, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	117 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2013	Oakley 4W, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2013	Waterford (Tycor), IE	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2013	Idalia, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2013	Burlington, US	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	108 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2013	Atwood, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2013	Belle Fourche, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2013	Udu Point, FJ	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	43 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2013. 2013 had 430 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 25	304
25 to 50	13
50 to 75	17
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	10
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1