Weather Records on 18 April 1944

259 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 April 1944. Highest significance: Fairbury 7S, US.

Key Facts for 18 April 1944

On 18 April 1944, 259 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 252 daily.
Fairbury 7S set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 18 April 1944.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

259 stations

259 station records on 18 April 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 April 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jowai	India	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sivakasi	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kadayam	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brumado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pushmataha	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karunagapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arasadi	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchendur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ramanathapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sherthala	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dinapur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narkatiyaganj	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Invermere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madurai	India	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

259 records

Records set or tied on 18 April 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 67, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 18 April 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	67
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 18 April 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 252.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

211 broken records

Margins by which the 211 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 290.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 April 1944

Top 20 records on 18 April 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 April 1944	Fairbury 7S, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 April 1944	Dresden, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1944	Joao Amaro, BR	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1944	Kokpekty, KZ	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	7 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1944	Barra, BR	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1944	Jowai, IN	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1944	Sivakasi, IN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1944	Kadayam, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1944	Chugwater, US	daily low min	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1944	Brumado, BR	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1944	Pushmataha, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1944	Tribune 1W, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1944	Karunagapalli, IN	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1944	Hastings 4N, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1944	Hastings 4N, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1944	Chama, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1944	Fairbury 7S, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1944	Fairmont, US	monthly snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1944	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1944	Imperial, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	32 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1944. 1944 had 259 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 50	195
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1