Weather Records on 24 April 1918

112 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1918. Highest significance: Mackay Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 24 April 1918

On 24 April 1918, 112 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 112 daily.
Mackay Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 128.8 mm (5.1 in) on 24 April 1918.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

112 stations

112 station records on 24 April 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buangor 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Copmanhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mena Murtee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wunnamurra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mandamar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Colinroobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgewa North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wollun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Pallal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

112 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 87, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 24 April 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	87
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 April 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 112.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

100 broken records

Margins by which the 100 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 1918

Top 20 records on 24 April 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1918	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1918	Miles Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1918	Warranooke (Glenorchy), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1918	Springsure Comet St, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1918	Buangor 1, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1918	Batlow Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1918	Langmorn, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1918	Kunzelsau, DE	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1918	Lucknow, CA	daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1918	Peak Downs, AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1918	Hawkwood Station, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1918	Upper Copmanhurst, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1918	Duaringa Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1918	Houston Wb City, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1918	Taroom Post Office, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1918	Tenterden, AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1918	Kilkivan Post Office, AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1918	Blackville Post Office, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1918	Tenterfield (Federation Park), AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	34 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1918	Aberfoyle, AU	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	17 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

1799 to 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1918. 1918 had 112 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	92
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1