Weather Records on 18 April 1954

442 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 April 1954. Highest significance: Fitzroy Crossing Comp., AU.

Key Facts for 18 April 1954

On 18 April 1954, 442 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
209 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 427 daily.
Fitzroy Crossing Comp. set a daily record precipitation of 77.0 mm (3.0 in) on 18 April 1954.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

442 stations

442 station records on 18 April 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 April 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boylston	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wachuset	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bellows Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mirani Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Fairfield 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Konomoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blair Athol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bundabaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
White River Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Groton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Powell	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mandora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glencliff	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haleakala Rch 432	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Honokane 181.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

442 records

Records set or tied on 18 April 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 182, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 18 April 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 18 April 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 427.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

327 broken records

Margins by which the 327 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 April 1954

Top 20 records on 18 April 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 April 1954	Fitzroy Crossing Comp., AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 April 1954	Bidyadanga, AU	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1954	Leopold Downs, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1954	Causapscal, CA	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1954	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1954	Spot Pond, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1954	Mt Douglas, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1954	Weipa Eastern Ave, AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1954	Cape Capricorn Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1954	Greenvale, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1954	Gatcombe Head, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1954	Fitchburg 4 SE, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1954	Jefferson, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1954	Princeton, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1954	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1954	Anna Plains, AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1954	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1954	Vernon, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1954	Boylston, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1954	Mt Wachuset, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	39 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1954. 1954 had 442 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	283
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1