Weather Records on 18 October 2023

693 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 2023. Highest significance: Ganca, AZ.

Key Facts for 18 October 2023

On 18 October 2023, 693 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
534 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 684 daily.
Ganca set a daily record precipitation of 99.3 mm (3.9 in) on 18 October 2023.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

693 stations

693 station records on 18 October 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 October 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tashir	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wattisham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fenn Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dixie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchula	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hanzhong	China	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ny-Alesund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alicante	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baytown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Craig	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tarko-Sale	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Isabel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pogibi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stykkisholmur	Iceland	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tolka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kolpasevo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Castellon	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid/Barajas	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Idyllwild Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Beach Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chengshantou	China	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tarko-Sale	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Church Buttes Gas Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
N Platte Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Raton Fltr Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
March AFB	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wanyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kargasok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sosunovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Murcia/San Javier	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minami Daito	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trujillo Alto 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ralston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

693 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 271, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 263, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 115, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 18 October 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	271
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	263
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 18 October 2023 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 684.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

556 broken records

Margins by which the 556 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 2023

Top 20 records on 18 October 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 2023	Ganca, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	45 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 October 2023	Tashir, AM	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	38 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 October 2023	Wattisham, GB	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2023	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	147 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2023	Perpignan, FR	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	97 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2023	Adel, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2023	Elm Springs 3 ESE, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2023	Tobolsk, RU	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	122 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2023	Barcelona/Aeropuerto, ES	daily high max	26.8 C (80.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2023	Socorro, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	116 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2023	Aztec Ruins Nm, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2023	Natural Brg, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2023	Fenn Rs, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2023	Natchez, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	74 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2023	Albacete Los Llanos, ES	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2023	Dixie, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	69 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2023	Wauchula, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	69 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2023	Petersburg 1, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2023	Hanzhong, CN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 2023	Ny-Alesund, NO	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	8 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

1794 to 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2023. 2023 had 693 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 20	551
20 to 40	2
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2