Weather Records on 18 April 1968

867 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 April 1968. Highest significance: Centennial 1NE, US.

Key Facts for 18 April 1968

On 18 April 1968, 867 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
145 were record highs and 220 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 851 daily.
Centennial 1NE set a daily record snowfall of 44.2 cm (17.4 in) on 18 April 1968.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

867 stations

867 station records on 18 April 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 April 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.2 cm (17.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Escalante	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Banderlierkop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tsalka	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hope (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Raibag	India	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zwartrandjes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kanab	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roelands Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Umberatana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Broadlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.8 C (98.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hamel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Collie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bakuriani	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bhor	India	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Schelm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamare	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tashir	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blue River North	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orderville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mamakuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bowelling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dardanup East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ahalcihe	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	63.0 cm (24.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pafuri	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hosanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

867 records

Records set or tied on 18 April 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 129, Heaviest daily rainfall 461, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 18 April 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	129
Heaviest daily rainfall	461
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 18 April 1968 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 851.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

744 broken records

Margins by which the 744 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 290.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 April 1968

Top 20 records on 18 April 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 April 1968	Centennial 1NE, US	daily snowfall	44.2 cm (17.4 in)	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	61 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 April 1968	Escalante, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	66 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1968	Banderlierkop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1968	Centennial 1NE, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1968	Tsalka, GE	monthly rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1968	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1968	Brunswick Junction, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1968	Mount Hope (Fairview), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1968	Raibag, IN	monthly rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1968	Naboomspruit (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1968	Villa Nora (Pol), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1968	Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1968	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily high max	35.7 C (96.3 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	89 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1968	Zwartrandjes, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1968	Kanab, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1968	Coulta, AU	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1968	Tbilisi, GE	monthly rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1968	Fredericktown, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1968	Flagstaff AP, US	daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1968	Mitchell 5E, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	58 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1968. 1968 had 867 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 50	725
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1