Weather Records on 15 October 2018

2,681 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 2018. Highest significance: Milan Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 15 October 2018

On 15 October 2018, 2,681 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
836 were record highs and 1,215 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 66 monthly and 2,614 daily.
Milan Exp STN set a daily record precipitation of 104.9 mm (4.1 in) on 15 October 2018.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 15 October 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Friend 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Sisian	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Utica	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gustavus	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hebron	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Newcastle	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Moose Pass 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Port Lincoln (Big Swamp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Agalega	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Auke Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bardwell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Natoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gresham 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Farland	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Herington	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Teniente Alejandro Velasco As	Peru	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Killeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cawker City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,681 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 553, Lowest daily maximum 612, Highest daily minimum 283, Lowest daily minimum 603, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 232, Deepest snow cover 201.

Records on 15 October 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	553
Lowest daily maximum	612
Highest daily minimum	283
Lowest daily minimum	603
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	232
Deepest snow cover	201

Records on 15 October 2018 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 66, daily 2,614.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,374 broken records

Margins by which the 2,374 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 173.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 2018

Top 20 records on 15 October 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 2018	Milan Exp STN, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	92 years	72 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2018	Crete 4ESE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	124 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2018	Friend 3E, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	92 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2018	Sisian, AM	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2018	Clay Ctr 6 ESE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	101 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2018	Utica, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	101 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2018	Brownsville, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	99 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2018	Gustavus, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2018	Hebron, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	122 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2018	Newcastle, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	69 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2018	Lufkin Angelina Co AP, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2018	Moose Pass 3NW, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2018	Port Lincoln (Big Swamp), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2018	Wakeeney, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	112 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2018	Marshfield Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	104 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2018	Agalega, MU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2018	Auke Bay, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2018	Grass Valley, AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2018	Grand Meadow, US	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	121 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2018	Antigo, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	122 years	57 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2018. 2018 had 2,681 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	631
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,681
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	1,995
25 to 50	234
50 to 75	97
75 to 100	31
100 to 125	10
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	3