Weather Records on 18 April 2014

534 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 April 2014. Highest significance: Dwtn Charleston, US.

Key Facts for 18 April 2014

On 18 April 2014, 534 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
192 were record highs and 196 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 529 daily.
Dwtn Charleston set a daily record precipitation of 68.8 mm (2.7 in) on 18 April 2014.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

534 stations

534 station records on 18 April 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 April 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Brunswick-McKinnon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Live Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Metter	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tolt S Fk Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dothan Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Christchurch Intl	New Zealand	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Lake 5NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta Bush Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Andalusia 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wausaukee	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Macon Middle Ga Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alma Bacon Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Naples	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chipley	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Everglades	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Isabel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Braganca	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coalinga	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

534 records

Records set or tied on 18 April 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 138, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 18 April 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	138
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 18 April 2014 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 3, daily 529.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

415 broken records

Margins by which the 415 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 April 2014

Top 20 records on 18 April 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 April 2014	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
18 April 2014	Brunswick, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	89 years	70 of 100 (Major)
18 April 2014	Brunswick-McKinnon AP, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	69 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 April 2014	Lichinga, MZ	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 April 2014	Live Oak, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2014	Beaufort MCAS, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2014	Metter, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2014	Charleston Intl AP, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2014	Perry, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2014	Tolt S Fk Rsvr, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2014	Dothan Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2014	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2014	Lake Yellowstone, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2014	Christchurch Intl, NZ	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2014	Thomasville 7 NE, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2014	Garnett 1 E, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2014	Forest Lake 5NE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2014	Warsaw 5 E, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2014	Eastman 1 W, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2014	Yates Ctr, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	112 years	43 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 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2014. 2014 had 534 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 100	401
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1