Weather Records on 18 May 1995

1,849 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 May 1995. Highest significance: Berry Masonic Village, AU.

Key Facts for 18 May 1995

On 18 May 1995, 1,849 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
854 were record highs and 351 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 82 monthly and 1,751 daily.
Berry Masonic Village set a daily record precipitation of 152.8 mm (6.0 in) on 18 May 1995.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,849 stations

1,849 station records on 18 May 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 May 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.8 mm (6.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Bowning (Wanganui)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dapto Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lawson (Wilson Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nowra Ran Air Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Valley (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Libode (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.1 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Svappavaara	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis de la Paz	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Kia Ora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Benton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Appin Church St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 61 Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Windang Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Kembla (Bhp Central Lab)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jamberoo (Druewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson (St.Anthonys)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wallacia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woonona (Popes Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.4 mm (7.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ponta da Praia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glenn Dale Bell STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Butler 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Joadja (Greenwalk)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ruxton Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bowral (Parry Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harden (Dunolly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,849 records

Records set or tied on 18 May 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 252, Lowest daily maximum 207, Highest daily minimum 602, Lowest daily minimum 144, Heaviest daily rainfall 599, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 18 May 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	252
Lowest daily maximum	207
Highest daily minimum	602
Lowest daily minimum	144
Heaviest daily rainfall	599
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 18 May 1995 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 82, daily 1,751.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,427 broken records

Margins by which the 1,427 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 May 1995

Top 20 records on 18 May 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 May 1995	Berry Masonic Village, AU	daily rain	152.8 mm (6.0 in)	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	94 years	78 of 100 (Major)
18 May 1995	Bowning (Wanganui), AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	84 years	68 of 100 (Major)
18 May 1995	Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 May 1995	Dapto Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	110.3 mm (4.3 in)	50 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 May 1995	Salem, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	65 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 May 1995	Lawson (Wilson Street), AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 May 1995	Albion Park Post Office, AU	daily rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 May 1995	Cataract Dam, AU	monthly rain	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	70 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 May 1995	Nowra Ran Air Station, AU	daily rain	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 May 1995	Canowindra (Canowindra Street), AU	monthly rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	103 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1995	Camden (Brownlow Hill), AU	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1995	Kangaroo Valley (Main Rd), AU	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1995	Castle Rock, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1995	Bloomington Indiana UNIV, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	74 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1995	Libode (Bos), ZA	daily rain	97.1 mm (3.8 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1995	Svappavaara, SE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1995	Nowra Treatment Works, AU	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1995	Olney 2S, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1995	Cave Run Lake, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1995	Mittagong (Beatrice Street), AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	50 years	54 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

1796 to 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1995. 1995 had 1,849 records.

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

Records on 05-18 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1798	1
1802	2
1832	1
1833	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1859	1
1861	2
1863	3
1864	1
1866	2
1868	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1874	2
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	4
1889	2
1891	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	5
1896	2
1897	2
1898	1
1899	1
1900	13
1901	6
1902	9
1903	7
1904	11
1905	2
1906	24
1907	18
1908	5
1909	12
1910	50
1911	64
1912	5
1913	11
1914	45
1915	55
1916	74
1917	30
1918	42
1919	30
1920	26
1921	41
1922	33
1923	61
1924	92
1925	220
1926	133
1927	180
1928	160
1929	193
1930	475
1931	191
1932	460
1933	380
1934	390
1935	400
1936	282
1937	348
1938	382
1939	169
1940	315
1941	334
1942	421
1943	744
1944	496
1945	706
1946	651
1947	231
1948	426
1949	597
1950	473
1951	279
1952	493
1953	393
1954	498
1955	848
1956	795
1957	595
1958	334
1959	435
1960	404
1961	187
1962	1,199
1963	477
1964	329
1965	345
1966	438
1967	410
1968	817
1969	865
1970	703
1971	666
1972	499
1973	1,233
1974	1,097
1975	383
1976	733
1977	1,126
1978	1,090
1979	399
1980	614
1981	1,218
1982	452
1983	1,093
1984	717
1985	498
1986	1,131
1987	823
1988	1,154
1989	721
1990	753
1991	1,218
1992	921
1993	707
1994	1,015
1995	1,849
1996	1,767
1997	1,115
1998	1,060
1999	584
2000	922
2001	898
2002	1,833
2003	1,270
2004	847
2005	630
2006	1,493
2007	1,133
2008	999
2009	1,368
2010	894
2011	1,406
2012	523
2013	816
2014	609
2015	785
2016	597
2017	1,855
2018	557
2019	810
2020	706
2021	418
2022	711
2023	554
2024	551
2025	619
2026	1,131

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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 50	1,369
50 to 100	34
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1