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Weather Records on 7 April 1918

37 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1918. Highest significance: Chattanooga Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 7 April 1918

  • On 7 April 1918, 37 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 19 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 37 daily.
  • Chattanooga Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 83.6 mm (3.3 in) on 7 April 1918.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

37 stations
Weather records on 7 April 1918 37 station records on 7 April 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
37 station records on 7 April 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 7 April 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation83.6 mm (3.3 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord daily precipitation15.1 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
EllerstonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature20.7 C (69.3 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Boola BoolkaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
PermRussiaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
AshevilleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Condong Sugar MillAustraliaRecord daily precipitation46.2 mm (1.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
CultowaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord high minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord high maximum temperature20.1 C (68.2 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord high minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation33.2 mm (1.3 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston RdAustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.1 mm (1.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord high maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
OttawaCanadaRecord high maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton ACanadaRecord high minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
RoseberryAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord high maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord high minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
ColdwaterCanadaRecord high maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
GraginAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
LangmornAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Allora Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.5 mm (1.3 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord high minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
LucknowCanadaRecord high maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
AlmaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
LucknowCanadaRecord high minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

37 records
Records on 7 April 1918 by type Records set or tied on 7 April 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 17. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 9Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 10Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 17Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 7 April 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 17.
Records on 7 April 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum9
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum10
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall17
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 7 April 1918 by timescale Records on 7 April 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 37. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 37all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 7 April 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 37.
Records on 7 April 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily37

How Much Records Were Beaten By

32 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 April 1918 Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.5. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 235 to 10: 710 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 125 to 30: 030 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 April 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 523
5 to 107
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 251
25 to 300
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1918
Top 20 records on 7 April 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
7 April 1918Chattanooga Wb City, USdaily rain83.6 mm (3.3 in)30.5 mm (1.2 in)25 years30 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1918Bamberg, DEdaily rain15.1 mm (0.6 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1918Ellerston, AUdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1918Welland, CAdaily high min6.1 C (43.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1918Brisbane Regional Office, AUdaily low max20.7 C (69.3 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)13 years18 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1918Boola Boolka, AUdaily rain5.3 mm (0.21 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)34 years18 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1918Perm, RUdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)8 years18 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1918Asheville, USdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)40 years18 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1918Condong Sugar Mill, AUdaily rain46.2 mm (1.8 in)22.1 mm (0.9 in)8 years16 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1918Cultowa, AUdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)35 years15 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1918Beatrice, CAdaily high min5.6 C (42.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)15 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1918Kiev, UAdaily high max20.1 C (68.2 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1918Moose Factory, CAdaily high min2.2 C (36.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)22 years12 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1918Parry Sound, CAdaily high max13.9 C (57.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1918Parry Sound, CAdaily high min4.4 C (39.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)22 years12 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1918Freiburg, DEdaily rain33.2 mm (1.3 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)3 years12 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1918Burketown Post Office, AUdaily rain4.1 mm (0.16 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)27 years11 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1918Nerang Gilston Rd, AUdaily rain41.1 mm (1.6 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1918Owen Sound, CAdaily high max15.6 C (60.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1918Southampton, CAdaily high min6.1 C (43.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)15 years11 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

1800 to 1918
Records on 04-07 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1918. 1918 had 37 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001800: 11808: 11809: 31811: 11815: 21839: 11844: 11851: 11854: 21858: 21859: 11863: 11864: 41865: 11866: 21868: 11870: 11871: 11872: 11875: 21876: 21880: 11881: 31882: 11883: 21884: 11885: 21886: 21887: 11888: 11890: 31891: 21893: 31894: 31895: 21896: 31897: 71898: 31899: 81900: 51901: 61902: 141903: 101904: 111905: 121906: 21907: 331908: 201909: 331910: 241911: 241912: 591913: 551914: 231915: 331916: 621917: 831918: 371919: 1571920: 631921: 3191922: 571923: 831924: 1381925: 1521926: 3431927: 991928: 3781929: 8351930: 3271931: 4061932: 1321933: 1741934: 2301935: 3811936: 1,1841937: 1701938: 8031939: 9561940: 2941941: 2581942: 4201943: 7201944: 1661945: 3561946: 3971947: 2781948: 7341949: 2371950: 1,0301951: 3111952: 4911953: 4251954: 5141955: 1981956: 4581957: 2931958: 3581959: 3841960: 5321961: 6651962: 5721963: 6301964: 4571965: 3421966: 3021967: 5691968: 3021969: 4491970: 4941971: 1,2601972: 1,2901973: 7221974: 5761975: 1,3051976: 3291977: 1,0501978: 6861979: 6911980: 4971981: 3531982: 3,7471983: 1,5171984: 5831985: 5991986: 9011987: 7241988: 1,4021989: 1,3861990: 8131991: 2,0071992: 6931993: 5901994: 1,1441995: 8971996: 1,1121997: 1,9961998: 1,2311999: 8982000: 6342001: 1,5562002: 7552003: 2,2052004: 5542005: 1,0022006: 8562007: 2,2492008: 8072009: 1,1832010: 1,6912011: 1,1872012: 5142013: 6932014: 9362015: 6582016: 7932017: 6922018: 1,9802019: 6042020: 5292021: 7582022: 8182023: 8442024: 1,3602025: 6452026: 3811800187118951912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1918. 1918 had 37 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-07 in each year
YearRecords
18001
18081
18093
18111
18152
18391
18441
18511
18542
18582
18591
18631
18644
18651
18662
18681
18701
18711
18721
18752
18762
18801
18813
18821
18832
18841
18852
18862
18871
18881
18903
18912
18933
18943
18952
18963
18977
18983
18998
19005
19016
190214
190310
190411
190512
19062
190733
190820
190933
191024
191124
191259
191355
191423
191533
191662
191783
191837
1919157
192063
1921319
192257
192383
1924138
1925152
1926343
192799
1928378
1929835
1930327
1931406
1932132
1933174
1934230
1935381
19361,184
1937170
1938803
1939956
1940294
1941258
1942420
1943720
1944166
1945356
1946397
1947278
1948734
1949237
19501,030
1951311
1952491
1953425
1954514
1955198
1956458
1957293
1958358
1959384
1960532
1961665
1962572
1963630
1964457
1965342
1966302
1967569
1968302
1969449
1970494
19711,260
19721,290
1973722
1974576
19751,305
1976329
19771,050
1978686
1979691
1980497
1981353
19823,747
19831,517
1984583
1985599
1986901
1987724
19881,402
19891,386
1990813
19912,007
1992693
1993590
19941,144
1995897
19961,112
19971,996
19981,231
1999898
2000634
20011,556
2002755
20032,205
2004554
20051,002
2006856
20072,249
2008807
20091,183
20101,691
20111,187
2012514
2013693
2014936
2015658
2016793
2017692
20181,980
2019604
2020529
2021758
2022818
2023844
20241,360
2025645
2026381

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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).