Weather Records on 18 April 1962

484 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 April 1962. Highest significance: Suldalsvatn, NO.

Key Facts for 18 April 1962

On 18 April 1962, 484 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
273 were record highs and 124 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 466 daily.
Suldalsvatn set a daily record snow depth of 125.0 cm (49.2 in) on 18 April 1962.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

484 stations

484 station records on 18 April 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 April 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Perdeberg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	176.0 cm (69.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Reddersburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Brug (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Klipdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Channarayapatna	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gudiyatham	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laurens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record snow depth	200.0 cm (78.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	120.0 cm (47.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Anakapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

484 records

Records set or tied on 18 April 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 221, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 74, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 18 April 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	221
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	74
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 18 April 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 466.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

350 broken records

Margins by which the 350 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 810.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 April 1962

Top 20 records on 18 April 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 April 1962	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	81.0 cm (31.9 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 April 1962	Genoa, IT	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1962	Perdeberg (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1962	Roldal, NO	daily snow depth	176.0 cm (69.3 in)	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1962	Reddersburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1962	Bulken, NO	daily snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1962	Innsbruck, AT	daily high min	15.8 C (60.4 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1962	Blikana, ZA	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1962	De Brug (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1962	Robe Comparison, AU	daily low min	3.6 C (38.5 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1962	Liepaja, LV	daily high min	11.3 C (52.3 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1962	Vishakhapatnam, IN	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1962	Paragonah, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1962	Kodanand, IN	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1962	Celaya (Smn), MX	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1962	Klipdrift, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1962	Lake Providence, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	60 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1962	Luna Rs, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	57 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1962	Channarayapatna, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1962	Gudiyatham, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	30 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1962. 1962 had 484 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 200	344
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	4
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1