Weather Records on 18 April 1989

625 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 April 1989. Highest significance: Pine Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 18 April 1989

On 18 April 1989, 625 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
353 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 611 daily.
Pine Creek set a daily record precipitation of 66.6 mm (2.6 in) on 18 April 1989.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

625 stations

625 station records on 18 April 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 April 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Parrish	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Khust	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kalumburu Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cuxhaven	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kalumburu Mission	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Dithmarschen Helse	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atengo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Condon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weddingstedt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Skrova Fyr	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Den Haag	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quemado	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sayre	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Andradina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Paraiso Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sortland-Kleiva	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McCloud	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Devils Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thompson Welcome Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cradle Valley (Waldheim)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Izucar de Matamoros (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Perevoz	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

625 records

Records set or tied on 18 April 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 219, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 18 April 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	219
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 18 April 1989 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 611.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

477 broken records

Margins by which the 477 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 1989

Top 20 records on 18 April 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 April 1989	Pine Creek, AU	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	97 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 April 1989	Parrish, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1989	Khust, UA	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1989	Kalumburu Mission, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1989	Britton, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	95 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1989	Bradshaw Homestead, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1989	Motozintla (Smn), MX	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1989	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1989	Moab, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	91 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1989	Newport, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	87 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1989	Cuxhaven, DE	monthly rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1989	Kanalohuluhulu 1075, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1989	Ft Ross, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	91 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1989	Delta, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1989	Kirensk, RU	daily low max	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	90 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1989	Warroad, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1989	Warrenton 3 SE, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1989	Kalumburu Mission, AU	daily low max	26.8 C (80.2 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1989	Kr. Dithmarschen Helse, DE	monthly rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1989	Atengo (Smn), MX	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	6 years	35 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1989. 1989 had 625 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	473
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1