Weather Records on 1 April 2018

870 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 2018. Highest significance: Chester, US.

Key Facts for 1 April 2018

On 1 April 2018, 870 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
253 were record highs and 376 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 83 monthly and 787 daily.
Chester set a monthly record snow depth of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 1 April 2018.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

870 stations

870 station records on 1 April 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 April 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chester	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Big Springs	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Big Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Skjak II	Norway	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bruning	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bulong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zavizan	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indianapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gross Lusewitz	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wausaukee	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlesville Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Darby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gildford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Paul Dwtn AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barth	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Westby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

870 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 209, Highest daily minimum 149, Lowest daily minimum 167, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 61.

Records on 1 April 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	209
Highest daily minimum	149
Lowest daily minimum	167
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	61

Records on 1 April 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 83, daily 787.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

721 broken records

Margins by which the 721 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 2018

Top 20 records on 1 April 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 2018	Chester, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 April 2018	Big Springs, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2018	Lincoln, US	monthly low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	97 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2018	Lincoln, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	7.8 cm (3.1 in)	93 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2018	Big Springs, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2018	Skjak II, NO	monthly snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2018	Frankfort Disposal, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2018	Bruning, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	116 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2018	Burlington Muni AP, US	monthly low max	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2018	Canby, US	monthly low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	81 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2018	Chinook, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2018	Adel, US	monthly low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2018	Clay Ctr 6 ESE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2018	Hastings 4N, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	5.4 cm (2.1 in)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2018	Table Rock 4N, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	116 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2018	Falls City Brenner Fld, US	daily low min	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2018	Bulong, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2018	Gospic, HR	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	129 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2018	Zavizan, HR	daily rain	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2018	Monroe City, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 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

1803 to 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2018. 2018 had 870 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-01 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1805	1
1808	1
1813	1
1815	3
1819	1
1830	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	1
1855	3
1856	1
1861	2
1862	2
1865	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	5
1892	1
1893	2
1896	4
1897	5
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	4
1902	4
1903	12
1904	29
1905	10
1906	7
1907	24
1908	5
1909	13
1910	26
1911	27
1912	31
1913	35
1914	37
1915	25
1916	35
1917	80
1918	51
1919	165
1920	65
1921	46
1922	98
1923	319
1924	257
1925	111
1926	234
1927	326
1928	194
1929	336
1930	153
1931	846
1932	292
1933	188
1934	153
1935	424
1936	1,248
1937	192
1938	461
1939	226
1940	840
1941	285
1942	209
1943	319
1944	266
1945	880
1946	1,172
1947	390
1948	590
1949	308
1950	455
1951	406
1952	419
1953	249
1954	493
1955	288
1956	744
1957	314
1958	535
1959	821
1960	295
1961	496
1962	652
1963	1,123
1964	951
1965	678
1966	689
1967	928
1968	377
1969	611
1970	894
1971	384
1972	510
1973	680
1974	894
1975	1,806
1976	767
1977	524
1978	1,013
1979	738
1980	797
1981	1,115
1982	884
1983	643
1984	662
1985	826
1986	982
1987	1,762
1988	1,259
1989	1,098
1990	952
1991	693
1992	981
1993	783
1994	739
1995	1,056
1996	996
1997	1,255
1998	1,703
1999	1,341
2000	690
2001	575
2002	985
2003	1,366
2004	926
2005	1,086
2006	929
2007	963
2008	1,457
2009	846
2010	1,022
2011	1,105
2012	1,327
2013	719
2014	657
2015	606
2016	842
2017	792
2018	870
2019	674
2020	719
2021	790
2022	853
2023	1,069
2024	788
2025	779
2026	1,042

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Data for records on 2018-04-01: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 25	648
25 to 50	26
50 to 75	17
75 to 100	13
100 to 125	10
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	2