Weather Records on 11 October 2018

1,517 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 2018. Highest significance: Hendersonville 1 NE, US.

Key Facts for 11 October 2018

On 11 October 2018, 1,517 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
813 were record highs and 222 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 83 monthly and 1,432 daily.
Hendersonville 1 NE set a daily record precipitation of 137.2 mm (5.4 in) on 11 October 2018.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

1,517 stations

1,517 station records on 11 October 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Walkerton 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Hallock	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Clayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Oakes	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Adams 7 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sandersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Headland	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cooranbong (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cavalier 7NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boone 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mitchell	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Opelika	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fletcher 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newdegate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quantico MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,517 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 340, Lowest daily maximum 175, Highest daily minimum 473, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 357, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 66.

Records on 11 October 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	340
Lowest daily maximum	175
Highest daily minimum	473
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	357
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	66

Records on 11 October 2018 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 83, daily 1,432.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,267 broken records

Margins by which the 1,267 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 198.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 2018

Top 20 records on 11 October 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 2018	Hendersonville 1 NE, US	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	112 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 October 2018	Mc Leod 3 E, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	105 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 October 2018	Britton, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	104 years	79 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2018	Walkerton 2 NW, US	monthly rain	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	64 years	77 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2018	Montpelier, US	monthly snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	66 years	76 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2018	Hallock, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	118 years	71 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2018	Mayville, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2018	Lisbon, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	115 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2018	Danville 2 SE, US	all-time rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2018	Clayton, US	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	69 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2018	Oakes, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	88 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2018	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	101 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2018	Sturt Creek, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	111 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2018	Troy, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	69 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2018	Red Lake Falls, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	104 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2018	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2018	Woodbury, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2018	Fosston 1 E, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	108 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2018	Jonesboro, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2018	N Wilkesboro, US	daily rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	57 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

1793 to 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2018. 2018 had 1,517 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	897

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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	1,100
25 to 50	96
50 to 75	26
75 to 100	24
100 to 125	9
125 to 150	5
150 to 175	4
175 to 200	3