Weather Records on 18 April 2004

846 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 April 2004. Highest significance: Winter, US.

Key Facts for 18 April 2004

On 18 April 2004, 846 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
552 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 821 daily.
Winter set a monthly record daily precipitation of 82.3 mm (3.2 in) on 18 April 2004.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

846 stations

846 station records on 18 April 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 April 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winter	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cimbaj	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tahiatash	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
High Mowthorpe	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Craibstone	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nukus	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Minong 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ryegate 18 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lancang	China	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sauda	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Champion van Riper Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sahuaripa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tafjord	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake Roscommon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dongfang	China	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vaernes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lupton 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Playa Vicente	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tovdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Julatten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vinton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hope Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tveitsund	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

846 records

Records set or tied on 18 April 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 243, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 309, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 145, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 18 April 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	243
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	309
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 April 2004 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 821.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

651 broken records

Margins by which the 651 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 April 2004

Top 20 records on 18 April 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 April 2004	Winter, US	monthly rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 April 2004	Long Prairie, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	109 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2004	Cimbaj, UZ	monthly rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2004	Tahiatash, UZ	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2004	High Mowthorpe, GB	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2004	Craibstone, GB	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2004	W Branch 3SE, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2004	Phelps, US	monthly rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	82 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2004	Hale Loud Dam, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	86 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2004	Geneva, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2004	Nukus, UZ	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2004	Minong 5 WSW, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2004	Houghton Lake 6 WSW, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2004	Palmerville, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2004	Upper Lake 2 N, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2004	Ryegate 18 NNW, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2004	Lancang, CN	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2004	Hayward Rs, US	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2004	Sauda, NO	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2004	Champion van Riper Pk, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	42 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2004. 2004 had 846 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 10	615
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1