Weather Records on 18 April 1936

483 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 April 1936. Highest significance: Arnsberg, DE.

Key Facts for 18 April 1936

On 18 April 1936, 483 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
162 were record highs and 234 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 469 daily.
Arnsberg set a monthly record snow depth of 35.0 cm (13.8 in) on 18 April 1936.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

483 stations

483 station records on 18 April 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 April 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arnsberg	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Boologooro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ningaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carnarvon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kiruna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record snow depth	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

483 records

Records set or tied on 18 April 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 134, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 79, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 18 April 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	134
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	79
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 18 April 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 469.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

368 broken records

Margins by which the 368 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 April 1936

Top 20 records on 18 April 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 April 1936	Arnsberg, DE	monthly snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	27 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 April 1936	Boologooro, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1936	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1936	Soltau, DE	monthly rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1936	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1936	Brome, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1936	Kempten, DE	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1936	Brocken, DE	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1936	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	monthly rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	18 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1936	Ningaloo, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1936	Vestervig, DK	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1936	Hedal I Valdres, NO	monthly rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	17 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1936	Bamberg, DE	daily low max	2.5 C (36.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	56 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1936	Mtn Home, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	17 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1936	Rotenburg (Wumme), DE	monthly rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	0 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1936	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1936	Princeton, CA	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1936	Vernal, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	40 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1936	Trinidad 2 SSE, US	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	21 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1936	Quatsino, CA	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	38 years	22 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1936. 1936 had 483 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	360
25 to 50	5
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1