Weather Records on 18 October 2018

759 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 2018. Highest significance: Jendouba, TN.

Key Facts for 18 October 2018

On 18 October 2018, 759 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
379 were record highs and 228 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 750 daily.
Jendouba set a daily record precipitation of 56.6 mm (2.2 in) on 18 October 2018.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

759 stations

759 station records on 18 October 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 October 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jendouba	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Paradise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maraza	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Teruel	Spain	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalie Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Molina de Aragon	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eden	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Savusavu Airfield	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gogland	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chisos Basin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis (Pine Cliff)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elsmore (Danthonia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zenata	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Soto la Marina (Obs)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Campo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yoakum	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cavern City AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont 9 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pt Comfort	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mohamed Boudiaf Intl	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record low minimum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vologda	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tularosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record low maximum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Staraja_Russa	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colebrook 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

759 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 266, Lowest daily maximum 199, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 134, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 18 October 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	266
Lowest daily maximum	199
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 18 October 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 750.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

623 broken records

Margins by which the 623 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 2018

Top 20 records on 18 October 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 2018	Jendouba, TN	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 October 2018	Paradise, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	92 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2018	Maraza, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2018	Ruston la Tech, US	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2018	Teruel, ES	daily rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2018	Danevang 1 W, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2018	Brownwood 2NE, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	104 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2018	Hillgrove Station, AU	monthly rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2018	Valencia, ES	daily rain	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2018	Rosalie Plains, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2018	Carthage, TN	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2018	Gellibrand River West, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2018	St. Petersburg, RU	daily high max	17.0 C (62.6 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2018	Kingsville, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2018	Llano, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2018	Kon-Kolodez, RU	daily high max	21.5 C (70.7 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2018	Molina de Aragon, ES	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2018	Ft Pierce, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2018	Dulce, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2018	Karlshamn, SE	daily high max	17.5 C (63.5 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	96 years	42 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 759 records.

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

Records on 10-18 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1799	1
1806	1
1807	1
1810	1
1811	2
1817	1
1832	1
1835	1
1836	1
1843	1
1846	2
1848	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1859	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	2
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	4
1876	2
1877	2
1879	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	2
1897	6
1898	5
1899	12
1900	5
1901	5
1902	6
1903	9
1904	12
1905	27
1906	17
1907	11
1908	44
1909	23
1910	50
1911	22
1912	12
1913	26
1914	52
1915	12
1916	64
1917	109
1918	24
1919	31
1920	87
1921	87
1922	59
1923	114
1924	151
1925	153
1926	149
1927	309
1928	316
1929	190
1930	507
1931	350
1932	446
1933	264
1934	222
1935	360
1936	483
1937	671
1938	536
1939	475
1940	532
1941	240
1942	332
1943	844
1944	264
1945	398
1946	355
1947	965
1948	1,128
1949	665
1950	996
1951	325
1952	394
1953	678
1954	621
1955	403
1956	578
1957	220
1958	407
1959	246
1960	612
1961	362
1962	252
1963	492
1964	311
1965	1,066
1966	613
1967	405
1968	737
1969	789
1970	501
1971	1,199
1972	1,581
1973	789
1974	746
1975	779
1976	1,326
1977	533
1978	545
1979	555
1980	1,024
1981	680
1982	654
1983	684
1984	1,331
1985	831
1986	344
1987	518
1988	733
1989	1,196
1990	1,043
1991	999
1992	1,295
1993	1,051
1994	1,296
1995	1,227
1996	795
1997	1,240
1998	1,323
1999	773
2000	823
2001	818
2002	878
2003	1,097
2004	1,156
2005	755
2006	1,328
2007	1,298
2008	531
2009	1,546
2010	634
2011	736
2012	741
2013	430
2014	690
2015	915
2016	1,511
2017	590
2018	759
2019	346
2020	957
2021	387
2022	1,334
2023	693
2024	1,142
2025	367

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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	601
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1