Weather Records on 20 October 2018

394 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 2018. Highest significance: Circle Hot Springs, US.

Key Facts for 20 October 2018

On 20 October 2018, 394 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
265 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 392 daily.
Circle Hot Springs set a daily record snowfall of 15.0 cm (5.9 in) on 20 October 2018.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

394 stations

394 station records on 20 October 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milford Gm Proving Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Suphan Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Phuket	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plaisance (Mauritiu	Mauritius	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berberati	Central African Republic	Record low minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seneca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nioro du Sahel	Mali	Record low maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Temosachi (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alma Bacon Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mullan Pass Vor/Dme	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yan An	China	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trieste	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pt Comfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kitoi Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riberalta	Bolivia	Record low maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kuqa	China	Record low minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceburg Filt Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Curapca	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mae Hong Son	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dunmore State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warracknabeal Museum	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Youyang	China	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lastovo	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ytre Solund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sattahip	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Idyllwild Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bachu	China	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dongfang	China	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dry Tortugas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga AMO	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Juliaca	Peru	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waddington	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Swanage	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Freer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kufra	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Guadalajara	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Birni N'Konni	Niger	Record high maximum temperature	41.0 C (105.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

394 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 148, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 76, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 20 October 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	148
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	76
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 October 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 392.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

308 broken records

Margins by which the 308 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 2018

Top 20 records on 20 October 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 2018	Circle Hot Springs, US	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	71 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2018	Hardy, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	119 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2018	Milford Gm Proving Ground, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2018	Suphan Buri, TH	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2018	Paradise, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2018	Odesa, UA	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2018	Phuket, TH	daily low min	21.0 C (69.8 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2018	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2018	Prospect 2 SW, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2018	Stanthorpe Leslie Parade, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2018	Kazan, RU	daily high max	16.5 C (61.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	112 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2018	Newman, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2018	Plaisance (Mauritiu, MU	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	67 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2018	Berberati, CF	monthly low min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2018	Marshall, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2018	Saint Paul Is AP, US	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	81 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2018	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily high max	32.6 C (90.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	85 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2018	Dalveen, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2018	Seward AP, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2018	Seneca, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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

1806 to 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2018. 2018 had 394 records.

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

Records on 10-20 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1835	1
1844	1
1846	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	1
1858	1
1863	2
1864	2
1866	3
1867	1
1868	2
1872	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	6
1891	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	4
1896	9
1897	2
1898	7
1899	1
1900	8
1901	7
1902	5
1903	9
1904	13
1905	22
1906	28
1907	32
1908	26
1909	17
1910	31
1911	16
1912	6
1913	38
1914	16
1915	20
1916	72
1917	201
1918	34
1919	19
1920	81
1921	68
1922	83
1923	96
1924	182
1925	247
1926	147
1927	283
1928	92
1929	129
1930	672
1931	125
1932	331
1933	675
1934	422
1935	390
1936	370
1937	189
1938	231
1939	367
1940	757
1941	459
1942	152
1943	501
1944	288
1945	363
1946	310
1947	1,494
1948	320
1949	1,084
1950	619
1951	279
1952	520
1953	1,057
1954	262
1955	529
1956	283
1957	440
1958	461
1959	451
1960	671
1961	479
1962	733
1963	765
1964	598
1965	340
1966	857
1967	511
1968	244
1969	607
1970	710
1971	606
1972	1,724
1973	878
1974	1,122
1975	587
1976	1,304
1977	467
1978	508
1979	1,647
1980	350
1981	1,083
1982	1,191
1983	944
1984	1,562
1985	835
1986	823
1987	590
1988	737
1989	2,092
1990	609
1991	971
1992	1,174
1993	1,238
1994	650
1995	703
1996	1,417
1997	949
1998	683
1999	603
2000	737
2001	589
2002	985
2003	1,761
2004	1,861
2005	1,092
2006	1,170
2007	923
2008	477
2009	786
2010	539
2011	785
2012	945
2013	592
2014	851
2015	523
2016	947
2017	602
2018	394
2019	744
2020	1,010
2021	900
2022	834
2023	1,468
2024	707
2025	326

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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	298
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1