Weather Records on 18 April 1952

536 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 April 1952. Highest significance: Gumla, IN.

Key Facts for 18 April 1952

On 18 April 1952, 536 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
198 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 528 daily.
Gumla set a daily record precipitation of 51.8 mm (2.0 in) on 18 April 1952.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

536 stations

536 station records on 18 April 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 April 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gumla	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ranchi	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rio de Contas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ouse (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lorinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brid Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Robeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brumado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bajag	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jharsuguda	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
South Nietta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petcheys Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Osterley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Triunfo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bothwell (Cluny)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mummidivaram	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barham (Thule Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Silvan State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maragle Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Smoko	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
South Springfield (South Sprin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tolmie State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eurobin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bridport Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newnham (Rocherlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shirala	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

536 records

Records set or tied on 18 April 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 311, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 18 April 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	311
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 18 April 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 528.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

458 broken records

Margins by which the 458 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 April 1952

Top 20 records on 18 April 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 April 1952	Gumla, IN	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1952	Ranchi, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1952	Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1952	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1952	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1952	Southport, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1952	Portland, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1952	Rio de Contas, BR	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1952	Moina, AU	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1952	Ouse (Millbrook), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1952	Wilmot (Back Road), AU	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1952	Lorinna, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1952	Brid Farm, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1952	Robeville, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1952	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1952	Sheffield, AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1952	Brumado, BR	monthly rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1952	Bajag, IN	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1952	Jharsuguda, IN	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1952	Armagh, GB	daily high max	19.1 C (66.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1952. 1952 had 536 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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Data for records on 1952-04-18: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	438
25 to 50	13
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1