Weather Records on 18 April 1934

391 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 April 1934. Highest significance: Kadiri, IN.

Key Facts for 18 April 1934

On 18 April 1934, 391 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
166 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 374 daily.
Kadiri set a daily record precipitation of 57.2 mm (2.3 in) on 18 April 1934.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

391 stations

391 station records on 18 April 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 April 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kadiri	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mysore	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rajahmundry	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River East (Lovat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dodballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kolar	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Devanhalli	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nandigama	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nanjangud	India	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
T.Narsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Omalur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hadagalli	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rena	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kovvur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harihar	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mandya	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kollegal	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Peapalli(Pyapali)	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bangarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vayittiri	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tomahawk Creek (Irrewillipe Ea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Srirangpatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Camperdown (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anekal	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nelamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gumma	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

391 records

Records set or tied on 18 April 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 220, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 18 April 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 April 1934 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 374.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

356 broken records

Margins by which the 356 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 April 1934

Top 20 records on 18 April 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 April 1934	Kadiri, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1934	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1934	Beito, NO	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1934	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1934	Mysore, IN	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1934	Geilo, NO	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1934	Bologna, IT	daily high min	17.6 C (63.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	119 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1934	Rajahmundry, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1934	Nord Odal, NO	monthly rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1934	Gellibrand River East (Lovat), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1934	Dodballapur, IN	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1934	Quilandi, IN	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1934	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	25.5 C (77.9 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	133 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1934	Kolar, IN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1934	Orje, NO	monthly rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1934	Ormley, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1934	Devanhalli, IN	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1934	New Smyrna Beach, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1934	Nandigama, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1934	Malur, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	33 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1934. 1934 had 391 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	271
10 to 20	52
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	3