Weather Records on 18 April 1928

323 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 April 1928. Highest significance: Margate Collins St, AU.

Key Facts for 18 April 1928

On 18 April 1928, 323 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 158 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 312 daily.
Margate Collins St set a monthly record daily precipitation of 192.3 mm (7.6 in) on 18 April 1928.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

323 stations

323 station records on 18 April 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 April 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gamalally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dunwich Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Murphys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dalmorton Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dirranbandi High School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

323 records

Records set or tied on 18 April 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 111, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 18 April 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	111
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 18 April 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 312.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

283 broken records

Margins by which the 283 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 164.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 April 1928

Top 20 records on 18 April 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 April 1928	Margate Collins St, AU	monthly rain	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 April 1928	Amcor - Petrie Mill, AU	monthly rain	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 April 1928	Beenleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1928	Bald Hills Post Office, AU	monthly rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1928	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1928	Macksville Country Club, AU	daily rain	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1928	St Helena Island, AU	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1928	Mungindi (Cambo Cambo), AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1928	Oxenford (Oberon Way), AU	daily rain	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1928	Wolston Park Hospital, AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1928	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	monthly rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1928	Fords Bridge, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1928	Cleveland Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1928	Mt Crosby, AU	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1928	Gamalally, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1928	Dunwich Post Office, AU	daily rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	134.8 mm (5.3 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1928	Esk Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1928	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1928	Rosewood Walloon Rd, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1928	Franklyn Vale, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)

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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1928. 1928 had 323 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 25	238
25 to 50	27
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1