Cold outbreak in Thailand and 2 other countries, 3 to 11 April 2018

Name: Cold outbreak in Thailand and 2 other countries, 3 to 11 April 2018
Start: 2018-04-03
End: 2018-04-11
Location: Thailand, China, Vietnam

Cold outbreak in Thailand and 2 other countries, 3 to 11 April 2018: 100 records at 50 stations, peak on 8 April 2018. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in Thailand and 2 other countries, 3 to 11 April 2018 set or tied 100 station records at 50 stations.
It ran from 3 April 2018 to 11 April 2018 (9 days) and its peak day was 8 April 2018.
Status: closed.
Udon Thani set a daily record low minimum temperature of 16.0 C (60.8 F) on 8 April 2018.
The busiest day was 8 April 2018 with 45 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 75 years.

Footprint

3 to 11 April 2018

The area covered by Cold outbreak in Thailand and 2 other countries, 3 to 11 April 2018 is outlined, with 18 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in Thailand and 2 other countries, 3 to 11 April 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Udon Thani	Record low minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	2018-04-08
Chon Buri	Record low maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	2018-04-07
Bangkok Metropolis	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	2018-04-07
Don Muang	Record low maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	2018-04-07
Surin	Record low minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	2018-04-08
Prachin Buri	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2018-04-07
Aranyaprathet	Record low maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	2018-04-07
Roi Et	Record low minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	2018-04-08
Chuxiong	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2018-04-07
Suphan Buri	Record low maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	2018-04-07
Khon Kaen	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2018-04-08
Tak	Record low minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	2018-04-08
Lampang	Record low maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	2018-04-07
Nakhon Sawan	Record low maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	2018-04-07
Khlong Yai	Record low minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	2018-04-07
Nakhon Phanom	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2018-04-08
Chanthaburi	Record low minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	2018-04-08
Sakon Nakhon	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2018-04-08

Records per Day

Peak day 45

Records set or tied each day from 3 April 2018 to 11 April 2018. The most in one day was 45 on 8 April 2018.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in Thailand and 2 other countries, 3 to 11 April 2018
Date	Records
2018-04-03	1
2018-04-04	1
2018-04-05	1
2018-04-06	2
2018-04-07	36
2018-04-08	45
2018-04-09	12
2018-04-10	1
2018-04-11	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in Thailand and 2 other countries, 3 to 11 April 2018 ranked by margin
Chuxiong, 04-07	7.6 C (13.7 F)
Tak, 04-07	6.4 C (11.5 F)
Surin, 04-07	6.1 C (11.0 F)
Prachin Buri, 04-07	5.2 C (9.4 F)
Aranyaprathet, 04-07	5.2 C (9.4 F)
Udon Thani, 04-08	5.1 C (9.2 F)
Lampang, 04-07	5.1 C (9.2 F)
Chon Buri, 04-07	4.8 C (8.6 F)
Bangkok Metropolis, 04-07	4.7 C (8.5 F)
Roi Et, 04-08	4.4 C (7.9 F)
Nakhon Sawan, 04-07	4.4 C (7.9 F)
Khon Kaen, 04-08	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Surin, 04-08	3.7 C (6.7 F)
Sakon Nakhon, 04-08	3.5 C (6.3 F)
Tak, 04-08	3.3 C (5.9 F)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

100 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Cold outbreak in Thailand and 2 other countries, 3 to 11 April 2018
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
5.1	68
4.8	48
4.7	45
3.7	57
0.8	75
6.1	45
4.4	48
5.2	37
5.2	45
7.6	32
3.9	48
1.7	59
3.3	63
5.1	48
4.4	48
2.0	48
2.8	57
1.4	60
3.5	48
6.4	19
3.4	24
4.1	40
1.6	63
2.2	55
0.3	54
0.8	49
2.1	48
1.6	55
1.9	47
1.6	57
5.0	32
1.3	57
1.1	55
4.2	20
4.8	5
1.6	47
4.3	20
2.2	48
0.9	56
1.6	55
2.2	40
0.8	55
1.6	45
2.9	41
2.0	48
1.0	44
1.0	55
0.2	65
0.8	55
2.2	29
0.8	51
1.7	2
0.3	27
0.1	65
4.1	3
0.5	55
4.2	12
0.6	51
0.6	55
0.8	22
1.1	48
5.5	5
2.7	24
0.6	49
0.8	19
1.8	31
0.3	55
0.5	48
1.2	24
0.9	40
0.1	22
4.8	5
0.1	55
0.2	52
3.2	23
0.8	40
0.4	40
0.1	47
1.6	24
0.2	45
2.9	0
0.1	48
0.1	22
0.9	24
1.3	36
2.6	11
1.5	7
1.6	8
1.7	24
2.0	5
2.5	5
1.9	12
0.5	20
0.3	24
2.2	4
2.2	4
0.8	8
0.5	12
0.7	5
0.6	0

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in Thailand and 2 other countries, 3 to 11 April 2018 compared with similar events
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 February to 5 March 2021	12,118 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 October to 5 November 2020	9,841 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 23 December 2017 to 8 January 2018	8,263 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 2024	7,675 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 15 January to 10 February 2026	5,568 records
Cold outbreak in Thailand and 2 other countries, 3 to 11 April 2018 (this event)	100 records

Every Record Set

20 of 100

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Thailand and 2 other countries, 3 to 11 April 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-04-07	Chon Buri	Record low maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	48	49 of 100 (Notable)
2018-04-07	Bangkok Metropolis	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	45	48 of 100 (Notable)
2018-04-07	Don Muang	Record low maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	75	43 of 100 (Notable)
2018-04-07	Surin	Record low maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	45	42 of 100 (Notable)
2018-04-07	Prachin Buri	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	37	41 of 100 (Notable)
2018-04-07	Aranyaprathet	Record low maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	45	41 of 100 (Notable)
2018-04-07	Chuxiong	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	7.6 C (13.7 F)	32	40 of 100 (Notable)
2018-04-07	Suphan Buri	Record low maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	59	40 of 100 (Notable)
2018-04-07	Lampang	Record low maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	48	38 of 100 (Notable)
2018-04-07	Nakhon Sawan	Record low maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	48	38 of 100 (Notable)
2018-04-07	Khlong Yai	Record low minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	48	38 of 100 (Notable)
2018-04-07	Tak	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	19	34 of 100 (Routine)
2018-04-08	Udon Thani	Record low minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	68	53 of 100 (Notable)
2018-04-08	Surin	Record low minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	57	43 of 100 (Notable)
2018-04-08	Roi Et	Record low minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	48	41 of 100 (Notable)
2018-04-08	Khon Kaen	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	48	40 of 100 (Notable)
2018-04-08	Tak	Record low minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	63	39 of 100 (Notable)
2018-04-08	Nakhon Phanom	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	57	35 of 100 (Notable)
2018-04-08	Chanthaburi	Record low minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	60	35 of 100 (Notable)
2018-04-08	Sakon Nakhon	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	48	34 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 100 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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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)) Data as of 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
5.1	68
4.8	48
4.7	45
3.7	57
0.8	75
6.1	45
4.4	48
5.2	37
5.2	45
7.6	32
3.9	48
1.7	59
3.3	63
5.1	48
4.4	48
2.0	48
2.8	57
1.4	60
3.5	48
6.4	19
3.4	24
4.1	40
1.6	63
2.2	55
0.3	54
0.8	49
2.1	48
1.6	55
1.9	47
1.6	57
5.0	32
1.3	57
1.1	55
4.2	20
4.8	5
1.6	47
4.3	20
2.2	48
0.9	56
1.6	55
2.2	40
0.8	55
1.6	45
2.9	41
2.0	48
1.0	44
1.0	55
0.2	65
0.8	55
2.2	29
0.8	51
1.7	2
0.3	27
0.1	65
4.1	3
0.5	55
4.2	12
0.6	51
0.6	55
0.8	22
1.1	48
5.5	5
2.7	24
0.6	49
0.8	19
1.8	31
0.3	55
0.5	48
1.2	24
0.9	40
0.1	22
4.8	5
0.1	55
0.2	52
3.2	23
0.8	40
0.4	40
0.1	47
1.6	24
0.2	45
2.9	0
0.1	48
0.1	22
0.9	24
1.3	36
2.6	11
1.5	7
1.6	8
1.7	24
2.0	5
2.5	5
1.9	12
0.5	20
0.3	24
2.2	4
2.2	4
0.8	8
0.5	12
0.7	5
0.6	0

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
5.1	68
4.8	48
4.7	45
3.7	57
0.8	75
6.1	45
4.4	48
5.2	37
5.2	45
7.6	32
3.9	48
1.7	59
3.3	63
5.1	48
4.4	48
2.0	48
2.8	57
1.4	60
3.5	48
6.4	19
3.4	24
4.1	40
1.6	63
2.2	55
0.3	54
0.8	49
2.1	48
1.6	55
1.9	47
1.6	57
5.0	32
1.3	57
1.1	55
4.2	20
4.8	5
1.6	47
4.3	20
2.2	48
0.9	56
1.6	55
2.2	40
0.8	55
1.6	45
2.9	41
2.0	48
1.0	44
1.0	55
0.2	65
0.8	55
2.2	29
0.8	51
1.7	2
0.3	27
0.1	65
4.1	3
0.5	55
4.2	12
0.6	51
0.6	55
0.8	22
1.1	48
5.5	5
2.7	24
0.6	49
0.8	19
1.8	31
0.3	55
0.5	48
1.2	24
0.9	40
0.1	22
4.8	5
0.1	55
0.2	52
3.2	23
0.8	40
0.4	40
0.1	47
1.6	24
0.2	45
2.9	0
0.1	48
0.1	22
0.9	24
1.3	36
2.6	11
1.5	7
1.6	8
1.7	24
2.0	5
2.5	5
1.9	12
0.5	20
0.3	24
2.2	4
2.2	4
0.8	8
0.5	12
0.7	5
0.6	0

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
5.1	68
4.8	48
4.7	45
3.7	57
0.8	75
6.1	45
4.4	48
5.2	37
5.2	45
7.6	32
3.9	48
1.7	59
3.3	63
5.1	48
4.4	48
2.0	48
2.8	57
1.4	60
3.5	48
6.4	19
3.4	24
4.1	40
1.6	63
2.2	55
0.3	54
0.8	49
2.1	48
1.6	55
1.9	47
1.6	57
5.0	32
1.3	57
1.1	55
4.2	20
4.8	5
1.6	47
4.3	20
2.2	48
0.9	56
1.6	55
2.2	40
0.8	55
1.6	45
2.9	41
2.0	48
1.0	44
1.0	55
0.2	65
0.8	55
2.2	29
0.8	51
1.7	2
0.3	27
0.1	65
4.1	3
0.5	55
4.2	12
0.6	51
0.6	55
0.8	22
1.1	48
5.5	5
2.7	24
0.6	49
0.8	19
1.8	31
0.3	55
0.5	48
1.2	24
0.9	40
0.1	22
4.8	5
0.1	55
0.2	52
3.2	23
0.8	40
0.4	40
0.1	47
1.6	24
0.2	45
2.9	0
0.1	48
0.1	22
0.9	24
1.3	36
2.6	11
1.5	7
1.6	8
1.7	24
2.0	5
2.5	5
1.9	12
0.5	20
0.3	24
2.2	4
2.2	4
0.8	8
0.5	12
0.7	5
0.6	0