Weather Records on 18 April 1932

326 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 April 1932. Highest significance: Eldorado, AU.

Key Facts for 18 April 1932

On 18 April 1932, 326 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 313 daily.
Eldorado set a daily record precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 18 April 1932.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

326 stations

326 station records on 18 April 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 April 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barmedman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valapady	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Whitton (Conapaira St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Pooginook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool Motors	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Creek (Leneva)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Traralgon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moe Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Byrock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millthorpe (Inala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dandenong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harden (East St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Silli	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tungamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
West Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coolamon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morangarell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lockhart Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wodonga Express	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atraula	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

326 records

Records set or tied on 18 April 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 273, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 18 April 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	273
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 April 1932 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 313.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

298 broken records

Margins by which the 298 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 April 1932

Top 20 records on 18 April 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 April 1932	Eldorado, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1932	Tumbarumba Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1932	Wyalong Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1932	Rutherglen Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1932	Barmedman Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1932	Barellan Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1932	Valapady, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1932	Whitton (Conapaira St), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1932	Jerilderie (Pooginook), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1932	Cassilis Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1932	Orange Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1932	Cumnock (Willow Park), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1932	Carrathool Motors, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1932	Temora Ambulance Station, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1932	Jerilderie Treatment Works, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1932	Middle Creek (Leneva), AU	monthly rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1932	Drouin Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1932	Sunbury (Salesian College ), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1932	Traralgon, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1932	Moe Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	36 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1932. 1932 had 326 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 10	208
10 to 20	55
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1