Weather Records on 13 April 2018

913 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 2018. Highest significance: Grundau-Breitenborn, DE.

Key Facts for 13 April 2018

On 13 April 2018, 913 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
454 were record highs and 147 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 886 daily.
Grundau-Breitenborn set a monthly record daily precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 13 April 2018.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

913 stations

913 station records on 13 April 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 April 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grundau-Breitenborn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Galata 16 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Judith Gap 13 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Valentine	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Akron Washington Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wushaoling	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerhaven	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bintulu	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	190.2 mm (7.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Schluchtern-Herolz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kahl/Main	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Holzminden Bevern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Anyang	China	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aschaffenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Provo Byu	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wasserkuppe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 5 775	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bynum 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schaafheim-Schlierbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mtwara	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beerfelden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Airport AMO	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Nauheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfsburg (Sudwest)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poteet	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Airport AMO	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfurt/Main-Westend	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

913 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 238, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 216, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 200, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 51.

Records on 13 April 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	238
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	216
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	51

Records on 13 April 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 886.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

752 broken records

Margins by which the 752 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 April 2018

Top 20 records on 13 April 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 2018	Grundau-Breitenborn, DE	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	74 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2018	Wangerooge, DE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	123 years	74 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2018	Fairfield, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	83 years	72 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2018	Galata 16 SW, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2018	Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus, DE	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2018	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	monthly rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	81 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2018	Kennebec, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	112 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2018	Judith Gap 13 E, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2018	Valentine, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	108 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2018	Akron Washington Co AP, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2018	Wushaoling, CN	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2018	Bremerhaven, DE	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2018	Dunkirk 19NNE, US	monthly snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2018	Roundup, US	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	103 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2018	Bintulu, MY	monthly rain	190.2 mm (7.5 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2018	Chester, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2018	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	89 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2018	Schluchtern-Herolz, DE	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2018	Kahl/Main, DE	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2018	Sandpoint Exp STN, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	50 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

1798 to 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2018. 2018 had 913 records.

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

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	511
2017	454
2018	913
2019	736
2020	2,050
2021	465
2022	2,172
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	850

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	703
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2