Weather Records on 18 October 2026

232 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 2026. Highest significance: Cedara, ZA.

Key Facts for 18 October 2026

On 18 October 2026, 232 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
126 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 216 daily.
Cedara set a monthly record daily precipitation of 154.0 mm (6.1 in) on 18 October 2026 (provisional).
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

232 stations

232 station records on 18 October 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 October 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cedara	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tindal Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Paz (City)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kutchan	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Po	Burkina Faso	Record high minimum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whyanbeel Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chilpancingo Ro.	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tadotsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fukaura	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tampico Tamps	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Incheon	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Takada	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tokushima	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Constitucion	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colonia Juan Carras	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Phan Thiet	Vietnam	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Esashi	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jeju	Korea, South	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shrub Oak	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cougar 6 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Robin Hood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mungallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Suttsu	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aburatsu	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ulleungdo	Korea, South	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wakayama	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Victoria	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kelly Alaska	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Preobrazhenie	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Belzoni	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Surigao	Philippines	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Jukes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Surat	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kozhikode	India	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pohang	Korea, South	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lubny	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Friona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bangalore	India	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ishinomaki	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

232 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 42.

Records on 18 October 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	42
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 October 2026 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 216.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

187 broken records

Margins by which the 187 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 2026

Top 20 records on 18 October 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 2026	Cedara, ZA	monthly rain (Provisional)	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	74 of 100 (Major)
18 October 2026	Mokpo, KR	daily rain (Provisional)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	80 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 October 2026	Barcaldine Post Office, AU	daily rain (Provisional)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	117 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 October 2026	Willowmore, ZA	daily rain (Provisional)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	136 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2026	Tindal Raaf, AU	daily rain (Provisional)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2026	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily rain (Provisional)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2026	La Paz (City), MX	daily low min (Provisional)	13.0 C (55.4 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2026	Murdo, US	daily low min (Provisional)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2026	Toliness Station, AU	daily rain (Provisional)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2026	Seward, US	daily low max (Provisional)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	108 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2026	Kutchan, JP	daily high min (Provisional)	12.1 C (53.8 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2026	Po, BF	monthly high min (Provisional)	27.7 C (81.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2026	Zakatala, AZ	daily high min (Provisional)	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2026	Whyanbeel Valley, AU	daily rain (Provisional)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2026	Chilpancingo Ro., MX	daily low min (Provisional)	9.6 C (49.3 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2026	Tadotsu, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2026	Tobolsk, RU	daily high min (Provisional)	7.3 C (45.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	79 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2026	Fukaura, JP	daily high min (Provisional)	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	75 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 2026	Tampico Tamps, MX	monthly low min (Provisional)	12.6 C (54.7 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 2026	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily low max (Provisional)	25.7 C (78.3 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	52 years	33 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2026. 2026 had 232 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	1,299
2008	531
2009	1,546
2010	634
2011	740
2012	741
2013	430
2014	693
2015	915
2016	1,511
2017	590
2018	759
2019	346
2020	957
2021	387
2022	1,334
2023	693
2024	1,142
2025	366
2026	232

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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 2026-11-12 (12 November 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-11-12. Last revised 12 November 2026 (2026-11-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	174
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2