Weather Records on 10 October 2018

1,780 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 2018. Highest significance: Ellendale, US.

Key Facts for 10 October 2018

On 10 October 2018, 1,780 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
937 were record highs and 220 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 76 monthly and 1,703 daily.
Ellendale set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 10 October 2018.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,780 stations

1,780 station records on 10 October 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ellendale	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Sisian	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hugo 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Durand	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Randolph	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Guttenberg L&D 10	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Holcombe	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dothan Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa Dam 8	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Houghton Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wycheproof (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
City Creek Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
La Crescent Dam 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brainerd	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Provo Byu	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Madeline Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Neligh	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goldthwaite 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hurley	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls Hydro	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeland 1NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,780 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 256, Lowest daily maximum 196, Highest daily minimum 681, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 456, Heaviest daily snowfall 94, Deepest snow cover 73.

Records on 10 October 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	256
Lowest daily maximum	196
Highest daily minimum	681
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	456
Heaviest daily snowfall	94
Deepest snow cover	73

Records on 10 October 2018 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 76, daily 1,703.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,447 broken records

Margins by which the 1,447 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 2018

Top 20 records on 10 October 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 2018	Ellendale, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	124 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
10 October 2018	Cordele, US	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2018	Albany 3 SE, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2018	Sisian, AM	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 years	73 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2018	Ellsworth, US	monthly rain	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	73 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2018	Cathcart (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	108 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2018	Mc Leod 3 E, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	105 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2018	Oconto 4 W, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	118 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2018	Grand Forks Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	76 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2018	Hugo 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	122 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2018	Durand, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2018	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	101 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2018	Randolph, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	93 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2018	Mtn Dell Dam, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	97 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2018	Talbotton, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2018	Onida 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	104 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2018	Ladysmith 3W, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2018	Guttenberg L&D 10, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2018	Holcombe, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2018	Bowdle, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	124 years	58 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

1793 to 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2018. 2018 had 1,780 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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	1,354
50 to 100	77
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1