Weather Records on 31 October 2018

414 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 2018. Highest significance: Pendzhikent, TJ.

Key Facts for 31 October 2018

On 31 October 2018, 414 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
173 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 387 daily.
Pendzhikent set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 31 October 2018.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

414 stations

414 station records on 31 October 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pendzhikent	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mount Wilkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Arcturus Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hugo 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sapphire Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record low maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kapalua-W Maui AP 462.4	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cometside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karmoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zhigansk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Juanita	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Al-Madinah	Saudi Arabia	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shinjo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sevilla/San Pablo	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McHenry Stratton Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Puukolii 457.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tillabery	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uchur	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shepetivka	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Traian Vuia	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Charky	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bomnak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Island	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Badajoz/Talavera la Real	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moron de la Frontera	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brunchilly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goa/Panjim	India	Record low minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Im. Poliny Osipenko	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kosch-Agach	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kutchan	Japan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kita	Mali	Record low maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Segen-Kyuel	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huelva (Ronda del Este)	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waddington	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

414 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 31 October 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 31 October 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 387.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

355 broken records

Margins by which the 355 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 2018

Top 20 records on 31 October 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 2018	Pendzhikent, TJ	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2018	Anakie Richardson St, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2018	Mount Wilkin, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	71 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2018	Tangier City, MA	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	104 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2018	Eagle Nest, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2018	Eagle Nest, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2018	Arcturus Downs, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2018	Morven Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	121 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2018	Peakvale Station, AU	monthly rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2018	Hugo 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	122 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2018	Sapphire Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2018	Lisboa Geofisica, PT	monthly low max	11.8 C (53.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2018	Holland Wtp, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2018	Lowell, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2018	Kapalua-W Maui AP 462.4, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2018	Georgetown Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2018	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily high max	35.1 C (95.2 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2018	Breckenridge, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	115 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2018	Carlsbad, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2018	Laghouat, DZ	daily low max	14.6 C (58.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	104 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

1805 to 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2018. 2018 had 414 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	350
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1