Weather Records on 7 October 2018

1,063 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 2018. Highest significance: Clinton-Sherman AP, US.

Key Facts for 7 October 2018

On 7 October 2018, 1,063 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
646 were record highs and 161 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,021 daily.
Clinton-Sherman AP set a monthly record daily precipitation of 111.3 mm (4.4 in) on 7 October 2018.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,063 stations

1,063 station records on 7 October 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clinton-Sherman AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Guba	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Maraza	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Omu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Asahikawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hamilton 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kitamiesashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Kemp	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dams	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mombetsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Abashiri	Japan	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Choshi	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dill's Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buck Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberly Mine	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spavinaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe Johnson Co Ind AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tura	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gateway 1ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rumoi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ajaccio	France	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Edina	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 4 783	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pauoa Flats 784	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gooseberry RS	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,063 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 246, Lowest daily maximum 124, Highest daily minimum 400, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 244, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 7 October 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	246
Lowest daily maximum	124
Highest daily minimum	400
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 7 October 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 42, daily 1,021.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

774 broken records

Margins by which the 774 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 2018

Top 20 records on 7 October 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 2018	Clinton-Sherman AP, US	monthly rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	59 years	73 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2018	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	108 years	73 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2018	Guba, AZ	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2018	Ardmore, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	91 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2018	Elk City 4 W, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	81 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2018	Maraza, AZ	monthly rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2018	Omu, JP	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2018	Asahikawa, JP	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2018	Tishomingo Natl Wr, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	104 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2018	Hamilton 2W, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2018	Malin Head, IE	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2018	Black Rock, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2018	Kitamiesashi, JP	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2018	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2018	Delta, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2018	Lake Kemp, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2018	Beaver Dams, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2018	Mombetsu, JP	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2018	Marathon, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2018	Abashiri, JP	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 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

1802 to 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2018. 2018 had 1,063 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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Data for records on 2018-10-07: 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 10	667
10 to 20	47
20 to 30	28
30 to 40	16
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	8
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	1