Weather Records on 27 October 2018

701 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 2018. Highest significance: Vytegra, RU.

Key Facts for 27 October 2018

On 27 October 2018, 701 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
374 were record highs and 146 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 684 daily.
Vytegra set a daily record precipitation of 30.9 mm (1.2 in) on 27 October 2018.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

701 stations

701 station records on 27 October 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 October 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Urmi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Niederstotzingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Moresby W.O.	Papua New Guinea	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burukan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hularin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Matuku	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newhaven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Agzu	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ratece-Planica	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	106.3 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Halfway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ogulin	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bondurant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Smidovich	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ibiza/Escodola	Spain	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shadrinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Habarovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tyumen Amsg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ramsjoholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yuendumu	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yasawa-I-Rara	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leusi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Samarkand	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	32.3 C (90.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pogibi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hagshults_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stevensville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

701 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 238, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 177, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 27 October 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	238
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 27 October 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 684.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

595 broken records

Margins by which the 595 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 2018

Top 20 records on 27 October 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 2018	Vytegra, RU	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	87 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2018	Urmi, RU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2018	Niederstotzingen, DE	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2018	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2018	Port Moresby W.O., PG	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	93.1 mm (3.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2018	Burukan, RU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2018	Hularin, RU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2018	Lenoir, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	111 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2018	Matuku, FJ	daily rain	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2018	Newhaven, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2018	Brockton, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2018	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	119 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2018	Agzu, RU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2018	Osijek, HR	daily high max	26.4 C (79.5 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2018	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2018	Kingston, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2018	Babuskin, RU	daily high min	4.5 C (40.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2018	McCall, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	91 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2018	Ratece-Planica, SI	daily rain	106.3 mm (4.2 in)	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2018	Wallowa, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	40 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

1802 to 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2018. 2018 had 701 records.

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

Records on 10-27 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1831	1
1838	1
1840	1
1841	2
1847	2
1849	2
1856	2
1861	1
1866	4
1869	4
1870	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	5
1888	3
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1898	4
1899	14
1900	9
1901	5
1902	8
1903	23
1904	6
1905	11
1906	11
1907	9
1908	16
1909	13
1910	14
1911	20
1912	42
1913	91
1914	54
1915	65
1916	28
1917	45
1918	77
1919	74
1920	98
1921	37
1922	97
1923	63
1924	104
1925	383
1926	176
1927	521
1928	162
1929	92
1930	158
1931	241
1932	319
1933	313
1934	173
1935	266
1936	725
1937	477
1938	160
1939	836
1940	605
1941	409
1942	629
1943	479
1944	519
1945	674
1946	450
1947	551
1948	160
1949	182
1950	603
1951	269
1952	640
1953	285
1954	493
1955	578
1956	339
1957	1,116
1958	163
1959	376
1960	180
1961	428
1962	704
1963	798
1964	294
1965	284
1966	256
1967	485
1968	436
1969	532
1970	1,071
1971	1,157
1972	694
1973	719
1974	384
1975	424
1976	1,387
1977	608
1978	593
1979	553
1980	1,148
1981	1,076
1982	793
1983	707
1984	1,183
1985	592
1986	531
1987	863
1988	829
1989	1,506
1990	441
1991	1,722
1992	703
1993	667
1994	894
1995	1,238
1996	1,651
1997	2,783
1998	1,696
1999	991
2000	832
2001	1,100
2002	1,040
2003	1,669
2004	1,546
2005	897
2006	1,442
2007	950
2008	650
2009	954
2010	1,676
2011	690
2012	991
2013	706
2014	973
2015	395
2016	761
2017	582
2018	701
2019	1,364
2020	2,886
2021	536
2022	657
2023	1,668
2024	694
2025	524

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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	577
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1