Weather Records on 17 October 2018

1,163 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 2018. Highest significance: Pilliga (Nirvana), AU.

Key Facts for 17 October 2018

On 17 October 2018, 1,163 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
562 were record highs and 440 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 1,151 daily.
Pilliga (Nirvana) set a daily record precipitation of 51.0 mm (2.0 in) on 17 October 2018.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

1,163 stations

1,163 station records on 17 October 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 October 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Weslaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Molka (Lowana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waranga Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Benavides #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Joe Pool Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Rollands Plains (Greenac	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goychay	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Downs Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Persimmon Gap	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Irrewillipe (Tomahawk Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Otog Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chihuahua	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gwabegar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Freer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Van Horn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,163 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 376, Lowest daily maximum 389, Highest daily minimum 186, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 157, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 17 October 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	376
Lowest daily maximum	389
Highest daily minimum	186
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 17 October 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 1,151.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,015 broken records

Margins by which the 1,015 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 2018

Top 20 records on 17 October 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 2018	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	104 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 October 2018	Weslaco, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2018	Baradine Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	118 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2018	Luling, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	99 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2018	Molka (Lowana), AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	87 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2018	Waranga Reservoir, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2018	Benavides #2, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	12.8 C (23.0 F)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2018	Joe Pool Lake, US	monthly rain	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2018	Lufkin Angelina Co AP, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	99 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2018	Upper Rollands Plains (Greenac, AU	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2018	Rio Grande City, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2018	Longview, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	104 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2018	Baradine Forestry, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2018	Goychay, AZ	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2018	Gregory Downs Outstation, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2018	Persimmon Gap, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14.5 C (26.1 F)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2018	Karlshamn, SE	daily high max	19.3 C (66.7 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	111 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2018	Pine Bluff, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	119 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2018	Grapevine Dam, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2018	Pilliga Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	104 years	46 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 1,163 records.

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

Records on 10-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	2
1808	2
1810	1
1811	1
1817	1
1820	1
1830	1
1836	1
1844	1
1845	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	7
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	2
1892	6
1893	5
1894	2
1895	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	4
1903	9
1904	17
1905	12
1906	3
1907	16
1908	46
1909	18
1910	13
1911	24
1912	12
1913	26
1914	72
1915	7
1916	81
1917	29
1918	20
1919	34
1920	82
1921	64
1922	60
1923	149
1924	81
1925	324
1926	153
1927	163
1928	530
1929	119
1930	441
1931	431
1932	345
1933	190
1934	262
1935	337
1936	338
1937	865
1938	710
1939	424
1940	580
1941	194
1942	349
1943	1,173
1944	415
1945	289
1946	437
1947	744
1948	724
1949	442
1950	809
1951	274
1952	474
1953	463
1954	579
1955	562
1956	353
1957	245
1958	415
1959	403
1960	432
1961	525
1962	350
1963	513
1964	492
1965	920
1966	551
1967	576
1968	929
1969	714
1970	815
1971	1,053
1972	866
1973	542
1974	1,055
1975	605
1976	1,381
1977	1,060
1978	583
1979	468
1980	1,366
1981	555
1982	575
1983	526
1984	1,551
1985	585
1986	354
1987	828
1988	827
1989	1,163
1990	1,109
1991	1,352
1992	1,384
1993	1,001
1994	1,306
1995	1,076
1996	987
1997	1,114
1998	1,455
1999	815
2000	461
2001	878
2002	992
2003	764
2004	935
2005	643
2006	1,506
2007	690
2008	467
2009	1,606
2010	625
2011	734
2012	550
2013	516
2014	530
2015	843
2016	1,559
2017	743
2018	1,163
2019	504
2020	889
2021	294
2022	964
2023	544
2024	994
2025	363

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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 20	982
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1