Weather Records on 18 October 1980

1,024 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 1980. Highest significance: Holmogadd A, SE.

Key Facts for 18 October 1980

On 18 October 1980, 1,024 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
344 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 985 daily.
Holmogadd A set a daily record precipitation of 29.6 mm (1.2 in) on 18 October 1980.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

1,024 stations

1,024 station records on 18 October 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 October 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hickory 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Montevallo	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhny-Chir	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburg 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Talliden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sikaskalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flakatrask	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Daymar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Evadale	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aliceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amberg-Unterammersricht	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
White Oak 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waratah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beralga Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norrby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Blocton	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rodessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Converse	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morozovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lovanger	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shuqualak	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woorabinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,024 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 241, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 492, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 18 October 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	241
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	492
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 18 October 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 38, daily 985.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

850 broken records

Margins by which the 850 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 1980

Top 20 records on 18 October 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 1980	Holmogadd A, SE	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1980	Pitea, SE	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1980	Hickory 1 E, US	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1980	Boomi (Barwon St), AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1980	Montevallo, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1980	Nizhny-Chir, RU	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1980	Nive Downs, AU	monthly rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1980	Tulloona (Coolanga), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1980	Baton Rouge Metro AP, US	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1980	Pittsburg 5 SSE, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1980	Talliden, SE	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1980	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	103 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1980	Grand Coteau, US	monthly rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1980	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1980	Mqanduli (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	2 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1980	Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1980	Sikaskalen, SE	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1980	Flakatrask, SE	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1980	Daymar Post Office, AU	monthly rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1980	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	47 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1980. 1980 had 1,024 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	749
25 to 50	68
50 to 75	18
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1