Weather Records on 18 October 2019

346 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 2019. Highest significance: Edinburgh: Royal Botanic Garde, GB.

Key Facts for 18 October 2019

On 18 October 2019, 346 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
165 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 344 daily.
Edinburgh: Royal Botanic Garde set a daily record precipitation of 38.6 mm (1.5 in) on 18 October 2019.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

346 stations

346 station records on 18 October 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 October 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edinburgh: Royal Botanic Garde	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dunbar	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Craibstone	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dyce	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belcourt Keya Radio	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Myakka Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Schopfheim-Eichen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Payerne	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Liberec	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malone	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chara	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cuba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Landsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shionomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bollerup	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shimonoseki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hirado	Japan	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Veselaja Gorka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hackberry 8 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Hospital 267	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Collinsville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.6 C (101.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalore/Bajpe	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rockefeller Wl Refuge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mission 14 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jabiru Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.8 C (107.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Miyakonojo	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tanegashima	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Selagoncy	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burukan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Hancock 8SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Izuhara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Valga	Latvia	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Urmi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

346 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 103, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 18 October 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 18 October 2019 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 344.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

281 broken records

Margins by which the 281 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 2019

Top 20 records on 18 October 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 2019	Edinburgh: Royal Botanic Garde, GB	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 October 2019	Dunbar, GB	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 October 2019	Nome AP, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	98 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2019	Craibstone, GB	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2019	Dyce, GB	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2019	Sunnyside - Lund 31S, US	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	126 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2019	Belcourt Keya Radio, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2019	Bolsoy Santar, RU	daily high min	8.8 C (47.8 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2019	Verhojansk, RU	daily high min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	109 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2019	Castle Rock, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	116 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2019	Cheesman, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2019	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2019	Myakka Rvr Sp, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2019	Wallace, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	116 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2019	Colton 2 N, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2019	Morrisville 6 SW, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2019	Peru, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2019	Riverton, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2019	Santo Domingo, DO	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2019	Mc Henry 3W, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 years	37 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2019. 2019 had 346 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 25	266
25 to 50	10
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1