Weather Records on 26 October 2018

592 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 2018. Highest significance: Sulak, RU.

Key Facts for 26 October 2018

On 26 October 2018, 592 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
288 were record highs and 158 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 581 daily.
Sulak set a daily record precipitation of 67.7 mm (2.7 in) on 26 October 2018.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

592 stations

592 station records on 26 October 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ruhnu	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mombasa	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	194.1 mm (7.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grunnfjord - Stakken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 4 783	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oskarshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norra_Mockleby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pauoa Flats 784	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palolo Vly 718	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Council	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Packwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ufa	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ufa	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hejnum	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sorve	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saragt	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Troitsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sterlitamak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Betatakin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Neds Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sankt Peter-Ording	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shadrinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Perelyub	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tedzhen	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Graton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
May 2SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sumter	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bakherden	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	37.9 C (100.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lead Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Athens Ben Epps AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

592 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 134, Highest daily minimum 163, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 146.

Records on 26 October 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	134
Highest daily minimum	163
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 October 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 581.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

494 broken records

Margins by which the 494 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 2018

Top 20 records on 26 October 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 2018	Sulak, RU	daily rain	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2018	Ruhnu, LV	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2018	Daytona Beach, US	daily rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2018	Mombasa, KE	daily rain	194.1 mm (7.6 in)	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2018	Grunnfjord - Stakken, NO	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2018	Nuuanu Rsch 4 783, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2018	Oskarshamn, SE	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2018	Asheboro 2 W, US	monthly low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2018	Norra_Mockleby, SE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2018	Pauoa Flats 784, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2018	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	monthly low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2018	Palolo Vly 718, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2018	Adel, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2018	Heron 2 NW, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2018	Ashland, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	112 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2018	Council, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2018	Packwood, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2018	Turgaj, KZ	daily high max	22.5 C (72.5 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	75 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2018	Ufa, RU	daily high min	7.7 C (45.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	95 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2018	Kustanai, KZ	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	93 years	39 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

1816 to 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 2018. 2018 had 592 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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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 25	484
25 to 50	8
50 to 75	0
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1