Weather Records on 18 April 1959

468 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 April 1959. Highest significance: Doberlug-Kirchhain, DE.

Key Facts for 18 April 1959

On 18 April 1959, 468 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
93 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 452 daily.
Doberlug-Kirchhain set a monthly record daily precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 18 April 1959.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

468 stations

468 station records on 18 April 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 April 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Chandor	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alipurduar	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Voru	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jingemarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lanji	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden Wahnsdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bilgi	India	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arni	India	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Preston Sugar Factory	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dhubri	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saidapet	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buldana	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uttiramerur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tirumangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Himatnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winner	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Satyamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.9 C (-23.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vivian	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nandura	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glenmorgan	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lalgudi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aryankavu	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zitacuaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

468 records

Records set or tied on 18 April 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 242, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 18 April 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	242
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 18 April 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 452.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

394 broken records

Margins by which the 394 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 April 1959

Top 20 records on 18 April 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 April 1959	Doberlug-Kirchhain, DE	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	68 of 100 (Major)
18 April 1959	Chandor, IN	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 April 1959	Islampur, IN	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1959	Garsebach Bei Meissen, DE	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1959	Alipurduar, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1959	Voru, EE	monthly rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1959	Jingemarra, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1959	Redig 11 NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1959	Reit Im Winkl, DE	monthly rain	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1959	Lanji, IN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1959	Chattanooga, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1959	Loa, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1959	Dresden Wahnsdorf, DE	monthly rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1959	Bilgi, IN	monthly rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1959	Phelps, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1959	Salzburg, AT	monthly rain	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1959	Arni, IN	monthly rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1959	Preston Sugar Factory, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1959	Uruapan (Smn), MX	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1959	Arcadia, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	36 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1959. 1959 had 468 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 25	350
25 to 50	26
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1