Weather Records on 18 April 1926

322 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 April 1926. Highest significance: Nowra Council Offices, AU.

Key Facts for 18 April 1926

On 18 April 1926, 322 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 214 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 320 daily.
Nowra Council Offices set a daily record precipitation of 74.7 mm (2.9 in) on 18 April 1926.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

322 stations

322 station records on 18 April 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 April 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nowra Council Offices	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wollong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kenalea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Black Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cataract River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chatsbury (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Belltrees 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Narellan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
O'Connell (Stratford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Penrith Ladbury Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tallong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Hunters Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

322 records

Records set or tied on 18 April 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 143, Heaviest daily rainfall 68, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 18 April 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	143
Heaviest daily rainfall	68
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 April 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 320.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

265 broken records

Margins by which the 265 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 April 1926

Top 20 records on 18 April 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 April 1926	Nowra Council Offices, AU	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1926	Dale Enterprise, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1926	Branxton Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1926	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1926	Wollong, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1926	Kenalea, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1926	Gospic, HR	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1926	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1926	Black Springs, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1926	Ryde Pumping Station, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1926	Cataract River, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1926	Jamberoo (Lorna), AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1926	Jerrys Plains Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1926	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1926	Menangle Jmai, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1926	Gerringong (Mayflower Village), AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1926	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1926	Oberon (Jenolan Caves), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1926	Campbelltown 1, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1926	Chatsbury (Maryland), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	23 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

1793 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1926. 1926 had 322 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	248
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1