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Weather Records on 27 April 1918

55 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 1918. Highest significance: Lilydale, AU.

Key Facts for 27 April 1918

  • On 27 April 1918, 55 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 54 daily.
  • Lilydale set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 27 April 1918.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

55 stations
Weather records on 27 April 1918 55 station records on 27 April 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
55 station records on 27 April 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 27 April 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
LilydaleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Coranderrk Badger WeirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
JakutskRussiaRecord daily precipitation10.0 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.5 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MyrniongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
BerrybankAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Balranald (Rsl)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
BlackwoodAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Mount ButeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Bacchus MarshAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Elaine (Larundel)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-UdeRussiaRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
CaltowieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
SaleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Sale Mercury OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord high minimum temperature6.6 C (43.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
OrrorooAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaleer Forest ReserveAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
PaikaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
ToongabbieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
GreensboroughAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Merino (Glenorchy Estate)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Wilson)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.8 mm (0.11 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Warnertown (Willow Lodge)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
ColinroobieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang (Tragowell)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
EnfieldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda ReservoirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Neerim (Drewsdene)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean GroveAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
IpswichAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
YarramAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Wandin (Yallock)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Beales ReservoirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
BakuAzerbaijanRecord daily precipitation7.0 mm (0.28 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
EudundaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Upper CopmanhurstAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord high maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
DingeeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Violet TownAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
WirrabaraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

55 records
Records on 27 April 1918 by type Records set or tied on 27 April 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 50. 0204060Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 50Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 27 April 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 50.
Records on 27 April 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall50
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 27 April 1918 by timescale Records on 27 April 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 54. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 54all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 27 April 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 54.
Records on 27 April 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily54

How Much Records Were Beaten By

50 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 April 1918 Margins by which the 50 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.2. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 2: 232 to 4: 114 to 6: 66 to 8: 58 to 10: 110 to 12: 012 to 14: 40 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 50 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 April 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 223
2 to 411
4 to 66
6 to 85
8 to 101
10 to 120
12 to 144

Top 20 by Significance

27 April 1918
Top 20 records on 27 April 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 April 1918Lilydale, AUdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)23 years23 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1918Coranderrk Badger Weir, AUdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)20 years22 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1918Jakutsk, RUdaily rain10.0 mm (0.4 in)6.7 mm (0.26 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1918Karesuando, SEmonthly rain11.5 mm (0.5 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1918Myrniong, AUdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)23 years19 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1918Bruthen (Post Office), AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)23 years18 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1918Morgan Post Office, AUdaily rain6.9 mm (0.27 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)23 years17 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1918Berrybank, AUdaily rain7.4 mm (0.29 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)37 years17 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1918Balranald (Rsl), AUdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)23 years16 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1918Blackwood, AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)8 years16 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1918Mount Bute, AUdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)37 years16 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1918Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead), AUdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1918Bacchus Marsh, AUdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1918Woodburn Post Office, AUdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1918Elaine (Larundel), AUdaily rain9.9 mm (0.39 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)20 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1918Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), AUdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)12.1 mm (0.5 in)4 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1918Ulan-Ude, RUdaily rain2.3 mm (0.09 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1918Peterborough, AUdaily rain4.1 mm (0.16 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1918Caltowie, AUdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1918Sale, AUdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)23 years13 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

1795 to 1918
Records on 04-27 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1918. 1918 had 55 records. 01,0002,0003,0001795: 11801: 11802: 21812: 11814: 11817: 31828: 11838: 11841: 11843: 11852: 11853: 11855: 11856: 11857: 11862: 21873: 21874: 41879: 11882: 21884: 21885: 51887: 11888: 41890: 31891: 11892: 31893: 31894: 71895: 21896: 31897: 41899: 51900: 41901: 31903: 51904: 111905: 161906: 131907: 311908: 271909: 511910: 81911: 371912: 51913: 731914: 191915: 771916: 361917: 471918: 551919: 691920: 441921: 711922: 1511923: 1101924: 1031925: 1131926: 2871927: 1141928: 4041929: 711930: 801931: 4541932: 3311933: 3281934: 2751935: 2271936: 971937: 3771938: 4671939: 2121940: 2681941: 3611942: 5691943: 3741944: 2141945: 4761946: 5121947: 3731948: 5351949: 5161950: 6171951: 4091952: 7221953: 6511954: 8751955: 9371956: 6851957: 5521958: 4611959: 4701960: 6841961: 3131962: 7411963: 7681964: 7111965: 5681966: 1,2821967: 7331968: 3721969: 5431970: 1,1421971: 7581972: 6451973: 1,1881974: 9261975: 8201976: 8101977: 8011978: 6941979: 7581980: 7061981: 1,1481982: 6851983: 9211984: 1,7541985: 1,1411986: 1,2251987: 1,4821988: 8931989: 1,3201990: 1,3211991: 1,0281992: 2,1631993: 1,2851994: 1,6141995: 8061996: 1,0341997: 1,5881998: 8721999: 5442000: 1,1712001: 1,1382002: 1,0242003: 8402004: 9372005: 6752006: 7052007: 1,0552008: 1,0322009: 1,2992010: 7512011: 1,2912012: 1,0152013: 5682014: 6562015: 6082016: 7552017: 9182018: 4072019: 6262020: 4972021: 4502022: 5672023: 5362024: 5742025: 6592026: 4501795187318991916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1918. 1918 had 55 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-27 in each year
YearRecords
17951
18011
18022
18121
18141
18173
18281
18381
18411
18431
18521
18531
18551
18561
18571
18622
18732
18744
18791
18822
18842
18855
18871
18884
18903
18911
18923
18933
18947
18952
18963
18974
18995
19004
19013
19035
190411
190516
190613
190731
190827
190951
19108
191137
19125
191373
191419
191577
191636
191747
191855
191969
192044
192171
1922151
1923110
1924103
1925113
1926287
1927114
1928404
192971
193080
1931454
1932331
1933328
1934275
1935227
193697
1937377
1938467
1939212
1940268
1941361
1942569
1943374
1944214
1945476
1946512
1947373
1948535
1949516
1950617
1951409
1952722
1953651
1954875
1955937
1956685
1957552
1958461
1959470
1960684
1961313
1962741
1963768
1964711
1965568
19661,282
1967733
1968372
1969543
19701,142
1971758
1972645
19731,188
1974926
1975820
1976810
1977801
1978694
1979758
1980706
19811,148
1982685
1983921
19841,754
19851,141
19861,225
19871,482
1988893
19891,320
19901,321
19911,028
19922,163
19931,285
19941,614
1995806
19961,034
19971,588
1998872
1999544
20001,171
20011,138
20021,024
2003840
2004937
2005675
2006705
20071,055
20081,032
20091,299
2010751
20111,291
20121,015
2013568
2014656
2015608
2016755
2017918
2018407
2019626
2020497
2021450
2022567
2023536
2024574
2025659
2026450

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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).