Weather Records on 18 April 2006

1,262 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 April 2006. Highest significance: Beatrice Hill, AU.

Key Facts for 18 April 2006

On 18 April 2006, 1,262 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
892 were record highs and 165 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 125 monthly and 1,134 daily.
Beatrice Hill set a daily record precipitation of 87.0 mm (3.4 in) on 18 April 2006.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

1,262 stations

1,262 station records on 18 April 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 April 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beatrice Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Vida 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Evelyn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sidney	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Toogoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baker	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ambrose 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burgess Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tagus	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bentonville 4 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leona Vicario	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,262 records

Records set or tied on 18 April 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 697, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 195, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 18 April 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	697
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	195
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 18 April 2006 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 125, daily 1,134.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

897 broken records

Margins by which the 897 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 April 2006

Top 20 records on 18 April 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 April 2006	Beatrice Hill, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	118 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 April 2006	Vida 6 NE, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 April 2006	Evelyn State Forest, AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 April 2006	Sidney, US	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	94 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 April 2006	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2006	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2006	Toogoom, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2006	Grapevine Dam, US	monthly high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2006	Casey, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2006	Baker, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2006	Ambrose 3 N, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2006	Fairymead Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2006	Port Sudan, SD	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2006	Elizabethtown, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2006	Holdenville 2SSE, US	monthly high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2006	Paris, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2006	Saint Bernard, US	monthly high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2006	Wellington, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2006	Llano, US	monthly high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2006	Ekalaka, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	106 years	44 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2006. 2006 had 1,262 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 April 2006
Margin	Records
0 to 100	891
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1