Weather Records on 18 April 2026

498 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 April 2026. Highest significance: Marshfield Exp Farm, US.

Key Facts for 18 April 2026

On 18 April 2026, 498 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
228 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 486 daily.
Marshfield Exp Farm set a monthly record daily precipitation of 69.3 mm (2.7 in) on 18 April 2026.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

498 stations

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

Weather records on 18 April 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Benmara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Isa Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Afton - Janesville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Palma/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
W Allis	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Constitucion	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Knox Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Licking 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bastia	France	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Northway AP	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Daroca	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Geneva Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy Carbona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sidell 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cuba	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Gallatin Fld AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Xigaze	China	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Northway AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Soria	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taylorville 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jackman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record high maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chilpancingo Ro.	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Whitewater Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guadalajara	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hanna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dalwallinu Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dalwallinu Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hiroo	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Takamatsu	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
N Platte Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gangca	China	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hita	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

498 records

Records set or tied on 18 April 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 18 April 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 18 April 2026 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 486.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

397 broken records

Margins by which the 397 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 April 2026

Top 20 records on 18 April 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 April 2026	Marshfield Exp Farm, US	monthly rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	104 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 April 2026	Benmara, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2026	Daly Waters AWS, AU	monthly rain	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2026	Mount Isa Aero, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2026	Del Norte 3ENE, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	105 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2026	Afton - Janesville Wwtp, US	monthly rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2026	La Palma/Aeropuerto, ES	daily high max	29.2 C (84.6 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2026	Eureka, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2026	W Allis, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2026	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	121 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2026	Dillon 1 E, US	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	105 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2026	Saguache, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2026	Charlevoix, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	131 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2026	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2026	Ciudad Constitucion, MX	daily high min	18.4 C (65.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2026	Casey, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	129 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2026	Knox Wwtp, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	112 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2026	Licking 4N, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2026	Lumberton Rgnl AP, US	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	73 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2026	Intl Falls Intl AP, US	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	40 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2026. 2026 had 498 records.

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

Records on 04-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1807	2
1815	1
1838	1
1847	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	3
1854	3
1855	1
1865	4
1867	1
1870	1
1871	1
1875	4
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1884	2
1886	2
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	3
1893	5
1894	7
1895	2
1896	3
1897	5
1898	8
1899	2
1900	2
1901	6
1902	5
1903	11
1904	9
1905	12
1906	18
1907	17
1908	37
1909	19
1910	19
1911	25
1912	21
1913	26
1914	38
1915	31
1916	22
1917	40
1918	76
1919	16
1920	64
1921	58
1922	85
1923	107
1924	101
1925	154
1926	322
1927	391
1928	323
1929	126
1930	113
1931	173
1932	326
1933	211
1934	391
1935	264
1936	483
1937	477
1938	711
1939	525
1940	322
1941	496
1942	287
1943	298
1944	259
1945	371
1946	357
1947	444
1948	932
1949	345
1950	244
1951	658
1952	536
1953	1,322
1954	442
1955	817
1956	467
1957	629
1958	370
1959	468
1960	320
1961	520
1962	484
1963	662
1964	449
1965	363
1966	776
1967	882
1968	867
1969	795
1970	771
1971	1,106
1972	470
1973	953
1974	326
1975	751
1976	1,309
1977	717
1978	803
1979	841
1980	842
1981	708
1982	616
1983	2,082
1984	625
1985	1,119
1986	622
1987	1,068
1988	936
1989	625
1990	1,368
1991	780
1992	702
1993	730
1994	1,218
1995	1,601
1996	826
1997	1,256
1998	1,011
1999	1,428
2000	912
2001	1,487
2002	2,084
2003	969
2004	846
2005	622
2006	1,262
2007	675
2008	913
2009	624
2010	478
2011	1,122
2012	744
2013	2,509
2014	534
2015	519
2016	973
2017	588
2018	1,202
2019	601
2020	770
2021	592
2022	1,013
2023	739
2024	641
2025	997
2026	498

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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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	384
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1