Weather Records on 18 April 1945

371 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 April 1945. Highest significance: Keolari, IN.

Key Facts for 18 April 1945

On 18 April 1945, 371 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 367 daily.
Keolari set a daily record precipitation of 61.5 mm (2.4 in) on 18 April 1945.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

371 stations

371 station records on 18 April 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 April 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Keolari	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gandai	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg 7 St Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monghyr	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ambagarh Chowki	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph 5 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Unanderra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chandrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jagdalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reidsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Junnar	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dapto Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pasan	India	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tamar	India	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palkot	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sohagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhavnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roomal	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malsiras	India	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rewari	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Akluj	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murwara(Kathi)	India	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ghorajheri	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umerkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shahpura	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pandherikawara	India	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bakani (Rallai)	India	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

371 records

Records set or tied on 18 April 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 11.

Records on 18 April 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 April 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 367.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

297 broken records

Margins by which the 297 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 April 1945

Top 20 records on 18 April 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 April 1945	Keolari, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1945	Gandai, IN	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1945	Lynchburg 7 St Brg, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1945	Randleman, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1945	Monghyr, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1945	Ambagarh Chowki, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1945	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	69 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1945	Randolph 5 NNE, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1945	Effingham, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1945	Hawkinsville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1945	Unanderra, AU	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1945	Chandrapur, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1945	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1945	Jagdalpur, IN	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1945	Armagh, GB	monthly high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1945	Reidsville, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1945	Lugano, CH	monthly high max	29.8 C (85.6 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1945	Gardiner, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	55 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1945	Graham 2 ENE, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1945	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	45 years	26 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1945. 1945 had 371 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 20	277
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1