Weather Records on 18 April 2025

997 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 April 2025. Highest significance: Milford, US.

Key Facts for 18 April 2025

On 18 April 2025, 997 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
630 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 973 daily.
Milford set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 18 April 2025.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

997 stations

997 station records on 18 April 2025 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 April 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Daniel Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waterford (Tycor)	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Depot Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lahs	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shannon	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Voru	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fushiki	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Szczecin	Poland	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Enshi	China	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kanazawa	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hemse	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vinga	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Skovde	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth: Mountbatten	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Masvingo	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Klaipeda	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bialystok	Poland	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kuressaare	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kuusiku	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kaarina Yltoinen	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zugdidi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saigo	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mezen	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kingisepp	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

997 records

Records set or tied on 18 April 2025 by type: Highest daily maximum 229, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 401, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 18 April 2025 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	229
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	401
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 18 April 2025 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 973.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

855 broken records

Margins by which the 855 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 April 2025

Top 20 records on 18 April 2025 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 April 2025	Milford, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 April 2025	Tartu-Toravere, EE	daily high max	26.9 C (80.4 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2025	Trenton, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2025	Richmond, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	112 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2025	Moran 5WNW, US	monthly low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	89 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2025	Kristianstad, SE	daily high min	9.2 C (48.6 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	130 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2025	Karlshamn, SE	daily high min	9.7 C (49.5 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	130 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2025	Daniel Fish Hatchery, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2025	Valentia Observatory, IE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2025	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2025	Waterford (Tycor), IE	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2025	Vilnius, LT	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2025	Thermopolis, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2025	Depot Springs, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2025	Lahs, TJ	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2025	Kaneohe Bay MCAS, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2025	Shannon, IE	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2025	Voru, EE	daily high min	10.3 C (50.5 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2025	Wells, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2025	Milford, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 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 2025

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2025. 2025 had 997 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 20	818
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1