diff --git a/src/console_cmds.cpp b/src/console_cmds.cpp
index c6cca74fb6..a229d3e7e4 100644
--- a/src/console_cmds.cpp
+++ b/src/console_cmds.cpp
@@ -1324,9 +1324,7 @@ DEF_CONSOLE_CMD(ConGetDate)
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	YearMonthDay ymd;
-	ConvertDateToYMD(_date, &ymd);
-	IConsolePrintF(CC_DEFAULT, "Date: %d-%d-%d", ymd.day, ymd.month + 1, ymd.year);
+	IConsolePrintF(CC_DEFAULT, "Date: %d-%d-%d", _cur_date_ymd.day, _cur_date_ymd.month + 1, _cur_date_ymd.year);
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/crashlog.cpp b/src/crashlog.cpp
index 91114dddda..45a6e6fbb5 100644
--- a/src/crashlog.cpp
+++ b/src/crashlog.cpp
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ char *CrashLog::FillCrashLog(char *buffer, const char *last) const
 
 	YearMonthDay ymd;
 	ConvertDateToYMD(_date, &ymd);
-	buffer += seprintf(buffer, last, "In game date: %i-%02i-%02i (%i, %i)\n\n", ymd.year, ymd.month + 1, ymd.day, _date_fract, _tick_skip_counter);
+	buffer += seprintf(buffer, last, "In game date: %i-%02i-%02i (%i, %i)\n\n", _cur_date_ymd.year, _cur_date_ymd.month + 1, _cur_date_ymd.day, _date_fract, _tick_skip_counter);
 
 	buffer = this->LogError(buffer, last, CrashLog::message);
 
diff --git a/src/date.cpp b/src/date.cpp
index d81c097d81..8e4fe8faa0 100644
--- a/src/date.cpp
+++ b/src/date.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 Year      _cur_year;   ///< Current year, starting at 0
 Month     _cur_month;  ///< Current month (0..11)
+YearMonthDay _cur_date_ymd; ///< Current date as YearMonthDay struct
 Date      _date;       ///< Current date in days (day counter)
 DateFract _date_fract; ///< Fractional part of the day.
 uint16 _tick_counter;  ///< Ever incrementing (and sometimes wrapping) tick counter for setting off various events
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ void SetDate(Date date, DateFract fract)
 	ConvertDateToYMD(date, &ymd);
 	_cur_year = ymd.year;
 	_cur_month = ymd.month;
+	_cur_date_ymd = ymd;
 	SetScaledTickVariables();
 }
 
@@ -319,6 +321,7 @@ void IncreaseDate()
 	bool new_year = ymd.year != _cur_year;
 
 	/* update internal variables before calling the daily/monthly/yearly loops */
+	_cur_date_ymd = ymd;
 	_cur_month = ymd.month;
 	_cur_year  = ymd.year;
 
diff --git a/src/date_func.h b/src/date_func.h
index 446739dfa0..a15dadcc6d 100644
--- a/src/date_func.h
+++ b/src/date_func.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 extern Year      _cur_year;
 extern Month     _cur_month;
+extern YearMonthDay _cur_date_ymd;
 extern Date      _date;
 extern DateFract _date_fract;
 extern uint16    _tick_counter;
diff --git a/src/landscape.cpp b/src/landscape.cpp
index 5c62ab3e7b..f632821fe2 100644
--- a/src/landscape.cpp
+++ b/src/landscape.cpp
@@ -571,9 +571,7 @@ byte GetSnowLine()
 {
 	if (_snow_line == NULL) return _settings_game.game_creation.snow_line_height;
 
-	YearMonthDay ymd;
-	ConvertDateToYMD(_date, &ymd);
-	return _snow_line->table[ymd.month][ymd.day];
+	return _snow_line->table[_cur_date_ymd.month][_cur_date_ymd.day];
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/newgrf.cpp b/src/newgrf.cpp
index 1c418ef1ba..8f85dc9e87 100644
--- a/src/newgrf.cpp
+++ b/src/newgrf.cpp
@@ -5780,10 +5780,8 @@ bool GetGlobalVariable(byte param, uint32 *value, const GRFFile *grffile)
 			return true;
 
 		case 0x02: { // detailed date information: month of year (bit 0-7), day of month (bit 8-12), leap year (bit 15), day of year (bit 16-24)
-			YearMonthDay ymd;
-			ConvertDateToYMD(_date, &ymd);
-			Date start_of_year = ConvertYMDToDate(ymd.year, 0, 1);
-			*value = ymd.month | (ymd.day - 1) << 8 | (IsLeapYear(ymd.year) ? 1 << 15 : 0) | (_date - start_of_year) << 16;
+			Date start_of_year = ConvertYMDToDate(_cur_date_ymd.year, 0, 1);
+			*value = _cur_date_ymd.month | (_cur_date_ymd.day - 1) << 8 | (IsLeapYear(_cur_date_ymd.year) ? 1 << 15 : 0) | (_date - start_of_year) << 16;
 			return true;
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/saveload/oldloader_sl.cpp b/src/saveload/oldloader_sl.cpp
index ed5e3a3657..681c39f65a 100644
--- a/src/saveload/oldloader_sl.cpp
+++ b/src/saveload/oldloader_sl.cpp
@@ -849,9 +849,7 @@ static bool LoadOldIndustry(LoadgameState *ls, int num)
 			if (i->type > 0x06) i->type++; // Printing Works were added
 			if (i->type == 0x0A) i->type = 0x12; // Iron Ore Mine has different ID
 
-			YearMonthDay ymd;
-			ConvertDateToYMD(_date, &ymd);
-			i->last_prod_year = ymd.year;
+			i->last_prod_year = _cur_date_ymd.year;
 
 			i->random_colour = RemapTTOColour(i->random_colour);
 		}
diff --git a/src/subsidy_gui.cpp b/src/subsidy_gui.cpp
index 04e5ae262b..50ea39e39b 100644
--- a/src/subsidy_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/subsidy_gui.cpp
@@ -146,9 +146,6 @@ struct SubsidyListWindow : Window {
 	{
 		if (widget != WID_SUL_PANEL) return;
 
-		YearMonthDay ymd;
-		ConvertDateToYMD(_date, &ymd);
-
 		int right = r.right - WD_FRAMERECT_RIGHT;
 		int y = r.top + WD_FRAMERECT_TOP;
 		int x = r.left + WD_FRAMERECT_LEFT;
@@ -167,7 +164,7 @@ struct SubsidyListWindow : Window {
 				if (IsInsideMM(pos, 0, cap)) {
 					/* Displays the two offered towns */
 					SetupSubsidyDecodeParam(s, true);
-					SetDParam(7, _date - ymd.day + s->remaining * 32);
+					SetDParam(7, _date - _cur_date_ymd.day + s->remaining * 32);
 					DrawString(x, right, y + pos * FONT_HEIGHT_NORMAL, STR_SUBSIDIES_OFFERED_FROM_TO);
 				}
 				pos++;
@@ -191,7 +188,7 @@ struct SubsidyListWindow : Window {
 				if (IsInsideMM(pos, 0, cap)) {
 					SetupSubsidyDecodeParam(s, true);
 					SetDParam(7, s->awarded);
-					SetDParam(8, _date - ymd.day + s->remaining * 32);
+					SetDParam(8, _date - _cur_date_ymd.day + s->remaining * 32);
 
 					/* Displays the two connected stations */
 					DrawString(x, right, y + pos * FONT_HEIGHT_NORMAL, STR_SUBSIDIES_SUBSIDISED_FROM_TO);