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Weather Records on 4 April 1918

37 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 1918. Highest significance: Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE.

Key Facts for 4 April 1918

  • On 4 April 1918, 37 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 36 daily.
  • Linkoeping-Malmslaett set a monthly record daily precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 4 April 1918.
  • Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

37 stations
Weather records on 4 April 1918 37 station records on 4 April 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
37 station records on 4 April 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 April 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
VaexjoeSwedenRecord daily precipitation16.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Tullaroop ReservoirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
EllistonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East EndCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
MalvernUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Streaky BayAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Rsl)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
BarnawarthaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
OudenboschNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Bramfield Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Kergunyah SouthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta DcnrAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra UddeSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
LandsortSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.0 mm (0.35 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
TashkentUzbekistanRecord low minimum temperature-0.7 C (30.7 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
BridgewaterAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
GumerachaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Netherby WineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully CouncAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
YeaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
FalsterboSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.7 mm (0.34 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling ClAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
LobethalAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Mount BarkerAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Mount PleasantAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature17.1 C (62.8 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Two WellsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
YalataAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

37 records
Records on 4 April 1918 by type Records set or tied on 4 April 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 30, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 30Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 April 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 30, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 4 April 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall30
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 4 April 1918 by timescale Records on 4 April 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 36. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 36all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 April 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 36.
Records on 4 April 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily36

How Much Records Were Beaten By

34 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 April 1918 Margins by which the 34 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 295 to 10: 310 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 34 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 April 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 529
5 to 103
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

4 April 1918
Top 20 records on 4 April 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 April 1918Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEmonthly rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)8 years30 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1918Vaexjoe, SEdaily rain16.2 mm (0.6 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)51 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1918Kristianstad, SEdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)8.5 mm (0.33 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1918Tullaroop Reservoir, AUdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1918Elliston, AUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)19 years18 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1918Sable Island East End, CAdaily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)33 years18 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1918Malvern, USdaily high max31.1 C (88.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)29 years17 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1918St John's, CAdaily high min2.2 C (36.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)39 years16 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1918Streaky Bay, AUdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)26 years15 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1918Holbrook (Rsl), AUdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)19 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1918Barnawartha, AUdaily rain5.3 mm (0.21 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)16 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1918Oudenbosch, NLdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1918Bramfield Post Office, AUdaily rain6.1 mm (0.24 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)19 years11 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1918St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge), AUdaily rain9.9 mm (0.39 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1918Nariel Creek (Simpson), AUdaily rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1918Warranooke (Glenorchy), AUdaily rain6.1 mm (0.24 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1918Kergunyah South, AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1918Tallangatta Dcnr, AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1918Olands Norra Udde, SEdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)15 years10 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1918Landsort, SEdaily rain9.0 mm (0.35 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)18 years10 of 100 (Routine)

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 1918
Records on 04-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1918. 1918 had 37 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 11808: 11809: 11815: 21819: 11853: 11857: 11873: 11874: 21877: 21878: 11879: 31880: 21881: 31882: 11883: 11884: 11885: 11886: 21887: 11888: 11891: 11892: 61893: 21895: 21896: 31897: 41898: 71899: 41900: 71901: 121902: 21903: 171904: 61905: 231906: 71907: 91908: 201909: 151910: 481911: 551912: 251913: 311914: 131915: 521916: 651917: 361918: 371919: 271920: 891921: 2051922: 391923: 1011924: 511925: 1261926: 2061927: 2031928: 6251929: 1,3201930: 861931: 2011932: 1931933: 1671934: 6561935: 4021936: 7141937: 3441938: 2011939: 2431940: 3921941: 3531942: 5371943: 4561944: 9751945: 8061946: 4591947: 3971948: 2021949: 4581950: 1,0441951: 3521952: 3481953: 3321954: 7421955: 4481956: 4261957: 9841958: 4921959: 5241960: 7561961: 5251962: 3081963: 5861964: 6751965: 4431966: 4691967: 4381968: 6401969: 4241970: 4381971: 5601972: 6951973: 5111974: 1,3561975: 1,9811976: 3531977: 7801978: 4971979: 9841980: 6901981: 1,3931982: 1,2511983: 1,2021984: 7621985: 8651986: 8101987: 2,3171988: 1,1191989: 6681990: 8261991: 9571992: 1,2701993: 7331994: 7261995: 9351996: 6991997: 1,5381998: 9311999: 1,5752000: 1,3712001: 1,0402002: 9892003: 1,0552004: 7822005: 1,0702006: 9112007: 1,0092008: 8602009: 1,0682010: 7582011: 1,1552012: 8302013: 9382014: 7052015: 4522016: 7952017: 6032018: 1,1962019: 4072020: 9142021: 1,3412022: 1,0142023: 2,0582024: 9662025: 1,3302026: 8941794188419031919193519511967198319992015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1918. 1918 had 37 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-04 in each year
YearRecords
17941
18081
18091
18152
18191
18531
18571
18731
18742
18772
18781
18793
18802
18813
18821
18831
18841
18851
18862
18871
18881
18911
18926
18932
18952
18963
18974
18987
18994
19007
190112
19022
190317
19046
190523
19067
19079
190820
190915
191048
191155
191225
191331
191413
191552
191665
191736
191837
191927
192089
1921205
192239
1923101
192451
1925126
1926206
1927203
1928625
19291,320
193086
1931201
1932193
1933167
1934656
1935402
1936714
1937344
1938201
1939243
1940392
1941353
1942537
1943456
1944975
1945806
1946459
1947397
1948202
1949458
19501,044
1951352
1952348
1953332
1954742
1955448
1956426
1957984
1958492
1959524
1960756
1961525
1962308
1963586
1964675
1965443
1966469
1967438
1968640
1969424
1970438
1971560
1972695
1973511
19741,356
19751,981
1976353
1977780
1978497
1979984
1980690
19811,393
19821,251
19831,202
1984762
1985865
1986810
19872,317
19881,119
1989668
1990826
1991957
19921,270
1993733
1994726
1995935
1996699
19971,538
1998931
19991,575
20001,371
20011,040
2002989
20031,055
2004782
20051,070
2006911
20071,009
2008860
20091,068
2010758
20111,155
2012830
2013938
2014705
2015452
2016795
2017603
20181,196
2019407
2020914
20211,341
20221,014
20232,058
2024966
20251,330
2026894

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).