Weather Records on 18 April 2013

2,509 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 April 2013. Highest significance: Steffenville, US.

Key Facts for 18 April 2013

On 18 April 2013, 2,509 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
631 were record highs and 909 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 123 monthly and 2,381 daily.
Steffenville set a monthly record daily precipitation of 124.5 mm (4.9 in) on 18 April 2013.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 18 April 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 April 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Downing	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Aledo	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bentley	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Edina	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Quincy Dam 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Muscatine	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Dewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Saginaw #3	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lacon	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gladstone L/D 18	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
De Smet	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kewanee 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Knox Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bemidji	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Monroe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Union Grove Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Whitewater Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lafayette Purdue UNIV AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Marseilles Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rathbun Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hayden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
De Kalb	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rochelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Allerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,509 records

Records set or tied on 18 April 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 266, Lowest daily maximum 514, Highest daily minimum 365, Lowest daily minimum 395, Heaviest daily rainfall 542, Heaviest daily snowfall 175, Deepest snow cover 252.

Records on 18 April 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	266
Lowest daily maximum	514
Highest daily minimum	365
Lowest daily minimum	395
Heaviest daily rainfall	542
Heaviest daily snowfall	175
Deepest snow cover	252

Records on 18 April 2013 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 123, daily 2,381.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,167 broken records

Margins by which the 2,167 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 2013

Top 20 records on 18 April 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 April 2013	Steffenville, US	monthly rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	108 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 April 2013	Mt Pleasant 1 SW, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	114 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 April 2013	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
18 April 2013	Aurora Water, US	monthly rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	76 of 100 (Major)
18 April 2013	Marengo, US	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	103 years	76 of 100 (Major)
18 April 2013	Morris 1NW, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
18 April 2013	Goshen 3SW, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
18 April 2013	Oskaloosa, US	monthly rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	115 years	75 of 100 (Major)
18 April 2013	Keokuk L&D 19, US	monthly rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	74 of 100 (Major)
18 April 2013	Avon, US	monthly rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	59 years	73 of 100 (Major)
18 April 2013	Macomb, US	all-time rain	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	73 of 100 (Major)
18 April 2013	Williamsburg 1E, US	monthly rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	73 of 100 (Major)
18 April 2013	Downing, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	78 years	73 of 100 (Major)
18 April 2013	Aledo, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
18 April 2013	Bentley, US	monthly rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	71 of 100 (Major)
18 April 2013	Minonk, US	monthly rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	71 of 100 (Major)
18 April 2013	Albia 3 NNE, US	monthly rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	71 of 100 (Major)
18 April 2013	Shelbina, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
18 April 2013	Chariton 1 E, US	monthly rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	70 of 100 (Major)
18 April 2013	Beloit, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	114 years	70 of 100 (Major)

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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2013. 2013 had 2,509 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 2013
Margin	Records
0 to 100	2,082
100 to 200	63
200 to 300	13
300 to 400	8
400 to 500	1