Weather Records on 14 April 2018

1,110 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 April 2018. Highest significance: Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm, US.

Key Facts for 14 April 2018

On 14 April 2018, 1,110 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
320 were record highs and 223 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 1,071 daily.
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm set a daily record snow depth of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 14 April 2018.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

1,110 stations

1,110 station records on 14 April 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 April 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Canby	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Seattle Tacoma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
De Smet	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Howard	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kalkaska	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Newell	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Olympia AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 5 775	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Waimanalo Exp F 795.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marinette	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dengqen	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent Lake Nwr	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Naselle 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alma Dam 4	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Teigarhorn	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Joes	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,110 records

Records set or tied on 14 April 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 185, Lowest daily maximum 152, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 269, Heaviest daily snowfall 143, Deepest snow cover 155.

Records on 14 April 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	185
Lowest daily maximum	152
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	269
Heaviest daily snowfall	143
Deepest snow cover	155

Records on 14 April 2018 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 36, daily 1,071.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

917 broken records

Margins by which the 917 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 April 2018

Top 20 records on 14 April 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 April 2018	Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	111 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
14 April 2018	Petoskey, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
14 April 2018	Shawano 2SSW, US	monthly snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 years	73 of 100 (Major)
14 April 2018	Canby, US	all-time snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	101 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 April 2018	Gaylord, US	daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	25.2 cm (9.9 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
14 April 2018	Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm, US	all-time snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	109 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 April 2018	Seattle Tacoma AP, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 April 2018	De Smet, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	95 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 April 2018	Howard, US	daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	95 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 April 2018	Kalkaska, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	67 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 April 2018	Newell, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	96 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 April 2018	Olympia AP, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 April 2018	Springview 2NW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	112 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2018	Monroe, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2018	Akron 4 E, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2018	Nuuanu Rsch 5 775, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2018	Waimanalo Exp F 795.1, US	daily rain	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2018	Milan 1NW, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2018	Canby, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	99 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2018	Alpena Co Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	89 years	56 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

1801 to 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2018. 2018 had 1,110 records.

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

Records on 04-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1839	1
1842	2
1846	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	5
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1881	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1891	1
1892	5
1893	1
1894	1
1896	7
1897	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	3
1903	18
1904	33
1905	24
1906	15
1907	24
1908	11
1909	45
1910	22
1911	27
1912	29
1913	62
1914	34
1915	18
1916	34
1917	69
1918	28
1919	24
1920	106
1921	43
1922	97
1923	166
1924	143
1925	123
1926	199
1927	295
1928	518
1929	150
1930	308
1931	821
1932	247
1933	507
1934	398
1935	404
1936	539
1937	293
1938	728
1939	797
1940	1,051
1941	1,008
1942	326
1943	942
1944	227
1945	803
1946	212
1947	530
1948	362
1949	402
1950	1,104
1951	434
1952	527
1953	432
1954	997
1955	531
1956	369
1957	518
1958	421
1959	494
1960	306
1961	740
1962	660
1963	525
1964	443
1965	343
1966	362
1967	532
1968	676
1969	344
1970	728
1971	473
1972	1,107
1973	563
1974	722
1975	683
1976	874
1977	821
1978	322
1979	534
1980	1,509
1981	753
1982	711
1983	1,874
1984	398
1985	825
1986	1,422
1987	869
1988	1,011
1989	1,181
1990	1,189
1991	895
1992	817
1993	683
1994	805
1995	635
1996	972
1997	1,600
1998	1,336
1999	1,110
2000	1,177
2001	1,082
2002	1,315
2003	1,802
2004	1,047
2005	593
2006	1,601
2007	1,654
2008	1,097
2009	1,015
2010	739
2011	762
2012	693
2013	912
2014	1,420
2015	704
2016	481
2017	486
2018	1,110
2019	758
2020	1,428
2021	569
2022	1,484
2023	1,106
2024	1,208
2025	870
2026	1,067

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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 50	748
50 to 100	90
100 to 150	41
150 to 200	24
200 to 250	8
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1