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Weather Records on 18 January 1904

21 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1904. Highest significance: Southampton, CA.

Key Facts for 18 January 1904

  • On 18 January 1904, 21 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 20 daily.
  • Southampton set a daily record low minimum temperature of -27.2 C (-17.0 F) on 18 January 1904.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

21 stations
Weather records on 18 January 1904 21 station records on 18 January 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
21 station records on 18 January 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 18 January 1904: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
SouthamptonCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-27.2 C (-17.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord snow depth8.0 cm (3.1 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-8.9 C (16.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-18.3 C (-0.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-17.2 C (1.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-13.3 C (8.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-17.8 C (0.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-30.6 C (-23.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-16.1 C (3.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-8.9 C (16.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-17.2 C (1.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-8.3 C (17.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-16.1 C (3.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-6.1 C (21.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-10.0 C (14.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-25.6 C (-14.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-11.7 C (10.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-20.0 C (-4.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

21 records
Records on 18 January 1904 by type Records set or tied on 18 January 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily minimum 6, Deepest snow cover 1. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 13Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 0Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 18 January 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily minimum 6, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 18 January 1904 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum13
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall0
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 18 January 1904 by timescale Records on 18 January 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 20. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 20all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 18 January 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 20.
Records on 18 January 1904 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily20

How Much Records Were Beaten By

15 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 January 1904 Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 10: 1410 to 20: 020 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 060 to 70: 070 to 80: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 7070 to 80
Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 January 1904
MarginRecords
0 to 1014
10 to 200
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 600
60 to 700
70 to 801

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1904
Top 20 records on 18 January 1904 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
18 January 1904Southampton, CAdaily low min-27.2 C (-17.0 F)7.2 C (13.0 F)22 years21 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1904Freiburg, DEdaily snow depth8.0 cm (3.1 in)8.0 cm (3.1 in)29 years18 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1904World Trade Ctr, USdaily low max-8.9 C (16.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)30 years18 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1904Kingston Queens U, CAdaily low max-18.3 C (-0.9 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)28 years17 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1904Woodstock, CAdaily low max-17.2 C (1.0 F)5.5 C (9.9 F)16 years17 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1904Buffalo, USdaily low max-13.3 C (8.1 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)28 years17 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1904Stratford, CAdaily low max-17.8 C (0.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)30 years16 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1904Kingston Queens U, CAdaily low min-30.6 C (-23.1 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)16 years13 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1904Southampton, CAdaily low max-16.1 C (3.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)2 years12 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1904Halifax, CAdaily low max-8.9 C (16.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1904World Trade Ctr, USdaily low min-17.2 C (1.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)28 years11 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1904Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily low max-8.3 C (17.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)28 years11 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1904Philadelphia City, USdaily low min-16.1 C (3.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)10 years10 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1904Atlantic City Marina, USdaily low max-6.1 C (21.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)10 years7 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1904Philadelphia City, USdaily low max-7.2 C (19.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)10 years6 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1904Hambantota, LKdaily low max (Tie)27.8 C (82.0 F)tie34 years3 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1904Stornoway Airport, GBmonthly high max (Tie)13.9 C (57.0 F)tie0 years3 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1904Port Stanley, CAdaily low max (Tie)-10.0 C (14.0 F)tie16 years2 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1904Woodstock, CAdaily low min (Tie)-25.6 C (-14.1 F)tie22 years2 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1904Portland, USdaily low max (Tie)-11.7 C (10.9 F)tie28 years2 of 100 (Routine)

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

1795 to 1904
Records on 01-18 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1904. 1904 had 21 records. 01,0002,0003,0001795: 21804: 21809: 11828: 21834: 21838: 21841: 11844: 11845: 11849: 11858: 21863: 11864: 21866: 11868: 11872: 21873: 11874: 11875: 11876: 41877: 11879: 11883: 11886: 21887: 21889: 41890: 11891: 21893: 51894: 81895: 31896: 71897: 61898: 11899: 51900: 71901: 41902: 11903: 21904: 211905: 161906: 301907: 81908: 151909: 51910: 501911: 1011912: 51913: 581914: 301915: 571916: 531917: 531918: 651919: 381920: 1091921: 721922: 281923: 1661924: 621925: 1881926: 2331927: 2331928: 4511929: 5881930: 9511931: 2351932: 2211933: 3431934: 1361935: 4001936: 3851937: 4751938: 1941939: 2851940: 1,3641941: 2771942: 6171943: 1,3801944: 5891945: 3631946: 1,1421947: 2901948: 7171949: 6641950: 1,1841951: 7481952: 4401953: 4441954: 3471955: 4871956: 3871957: 8301958: 3451959: 6131960: 5611961: 2871962: 6521963: 4781964: 3021965: 5371966: 3691967: 5231968: 5081969: 6161970: 7961971: 9531972: 7291973: 1,3341974: 1,0771975: 8221976: 8351977: 2,0531978: 1,3651979: 9971980: 5171981: 1,0721982: 1,2671983: 5811984: 1,6301985: 5361986: 1,3591987: 1,4191988: 8251989: 6791990: 1,5361991: 6121992: 7181993: 1,3831994: 2,6731995: 9071996: 2,1551997: 1,0261998: 8871999: 9092000: 1,1412001: 6392002: 5542003: 8262004: 6622005: 8072006: 1,2292007: 2,0592008: 9472009: 6822010: 7202011: 7552012: 9142013: 7092014: 4422015: 5262016: 5992017: 7992018: 1,0322019: 4902020: 9322021: 3712022: 4232023: 9412024: 1,0752025: 9882026: 3511795187418991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1904. 1904 had 21 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-18 in each year
YearRecords
17952
18042
18091
18282
18342
18382
18411
18441
18451
18491
18582
18631
18642
18661
18681
18722
18731
18741
18751
18764
18771
18791
18831
18862
18872
18894
18901
18912
18935
18948
18953
18967
18976
18981
18995
19007
19014
19021
19032
190421
190516
190630
19078
190815
19095
191050
1911101
19125
191358
191430
191557
191653
191753
191865
191938
1920109
192172
192228
1923166
192462
1925188
1926233
1927233
1928451
1929588
1930951
1931235
1932221
1933343
1934136
1935400
1936385
1937475
1938194
1939285
19401,364
1941277
1942617
19431,380
1944589
1945363
19461,142
1947290
1948717
1949664
19501,184
1951748
1952440
1953444
1954347
1955487
1956387
1957830
1958345
1959613
1960561
1961287
1962652
1963478
1964302
1965537
1966369
1967523
1968508
1969616
1970796
1971953
1972729
19731,334
19741,077
1975822
1976835
19772,053
19781,365
1979997
1980517
19811,072
19821,267
1983581
19841,630
1985536
19861,359
19871,419
1988825
1989679
19901,536
1991612
1992718
19931,383
19942,673
1995907
19962,155
19971,026
1998887
1999909
20001,141
2001639
2002554
2003826
2004662
2005807
20061,229
20072,059
2008947
2009682
2010720
2011755
2012914
2013709
2014442
2015526
2016599
2017799
20181,032
2019490
2020932
2021371
2022423
2023941
20241,075
2025988
2026351

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).