Weather Records on 18 April 1950

244 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 April 1950. Highest significance: Godegard, SE.

Key Facts for 18 April 1950

On 18 April 1950, 244 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 236 daily.
Godegard set a monthly record daily precipitation of 42.4 mm (1.7 in) on 18 April 1950.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

244 stations

244 station records on 18 April 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 April 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pilao Arcado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parnass Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Taua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Serra Talhada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Traipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camocim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kolosib	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Campo Maior	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nova Russas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Helvetia Santa Rita Rn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ipueiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vicosa Do Ceara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	134.3 mm (5.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Iraucuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Deposit	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Caio Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Abundance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Daroca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Osterley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Miguel Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rifle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaanapali AP 453.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Smythe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Levy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

244 records

Records set or tied on 18 April 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 18 April 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 18 April 1950 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 236.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

191 broken records

Margins by which the 191 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 April 1950

Top 20 records on 18 April 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 April 1950	Godegard, SE	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1950	Pilao Arcado, BR	daily rain	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1950	Parnass Vale, AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1950	Taua, BR	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1950	Serra Talhada, BR	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1950	Traipu, BR	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1950	Camocim, BR	daily rain	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1950	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	monthly rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1950	Kolosib, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1950	Campo Maior, BR	daily rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1950	Caguas, PR	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1950	Kindersley, CA	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1950	Maceio (Aeroporto), BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1950	Genoa, IT	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	51 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1950	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1950	Arlington, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	51 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1950	Nova Russas, BR	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1950	Helvetia Santa Rita Rn, US	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1950	Ipueiras, BR	all-time rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	0 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1950	Vicosa Do Ceara, BR	monthly rain	134.3 mm (5.3 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	16 years	23 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1950. 1950 had 244 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	175
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1