Weather Records on 4 October 2018

979 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 2018. Highest significance: Wentworth (Wamberra Station), AU.

Key Facts for 4 October 2018

On 4 October 2018, 979 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
524 were record highs and 177 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 923 daily.
Wentworth (Wamberra Station) set a daily record precipitation of 36.0 mm (1.4 in) on 4 October 2018.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

979 stations

979 station records on 4 October 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 October 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wentworth (Wamberra Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Pittsburgh Allegheny Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Vozega	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bolton Point (the Ridge Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Velsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Menindee Dwr Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hamar-Daban	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aburatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea (Catherine St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vologda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sykeston	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Castlereagh (Castlereagh Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miyakonojo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Farm 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nagornyj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dzalinda	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden Fork	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mogoca	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

979 records

Records set or tied on 4 October 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 259, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 265, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 257, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 4 October 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	259
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	265
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	257
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 4 October 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 56, daily 923.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

687 broken records

Margins by which the 687 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 October 2018

Top 20 records on 4 October 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 October 2018	Wentworth (Wamberra Station), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	112 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2018	Pittsburgh Allegheny Co AP, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2018	Cheboygan, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	108 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2018	Vozega, RU	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2018	Munising, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2018	Bolton Point (the Ridge Way), AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2018	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2018	Velsk, RU	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2018	Ft Ross, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2018	Plentywood, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2018	Menindee Dwr Depot, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2018	Hamar-Daban, RU	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2018	Adin Rs, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2018	Houston, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	120 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2018	Aburatsu, JP	daily rain	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	95.9 mm (3.8 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2018	Swansea (Catherine St), AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2018	Vologda, RU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2018	Crosby, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2018	Sykeston, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2018	Hastings 4N, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	103 years	47 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

1795 to 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2018. 2018 had 979 records.

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

Records on 10-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1841	2
1843	1
1844	2
1847	2
1853	1
1859	1
1864	8
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	3
1888	5
1889	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	3
1898	4
1899	1
1900	3
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	5
1905	11
1906	29
1907	10
1908	18
1909	13
1910	21
1911	23
1912	101
1913	12
1914	18
1915	13
1916	137
1917	157
1918	127
1919	30
1920	31
1921	46
1922	44
1923	21
1924	63
1925	130
1926	255
1927	172
1928	131
1929	339
1930	244
1931	361
1932	413
1933	299
1934	121
1935	833
1936	161
1937	483
1938	440
1939	345
1940	220
1941	850
1942	198
1943	426
1944	328
1945	543
1946	314
1947	592
1948	449
1949	491
1950	565
1951	617
1952	717
1953	358
1954	999
1955	630
1956	467
1957	533
1958	704
1959	812
1960	246
1961	758
1962	313
1963	528
1964	389
1965	760
1966	464
1967	440
1968	587
1969	628
1970	539
1971	361
1972	712
1973	604
1974	1,846
1975	681
1976	869
1977	517
1978	488
1979	733
1980	975
1981	994
1982	415
1983	762
1984	864
1985	863
1986	1,265
1987	1,502
1988	713
1989	742
1990	845
1991	813
1992	866
1993	956
1994	1,341
1995	1,192
1996	1,012
1997	928
1998	1,487
1999	1,596
2000	917
2001	547
2002	1,465
2003	610
2004	562
2005	1,973
2006	987
2007	997
2008	935
2009	1,431
2010	1,230
2011	919
2012	864
2013	1,130
2014	611
2015	741
2016	680
2017	780
2018	979
2019	1,131
2020	897
2021	644
2022	561
2023	936
2024	1,197
2025	979
2026	942

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Data for records on 2018-10-04: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	642
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1