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| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton | Canada | Record low minimum temperature | -27.2 C (-17.0 F) | 21 of 100 (Routine) |
| Freiburg | Germany | Record snow depth | 8.0 cm (3.1 in) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| World Trade Ctr | United States | Record low maximum temperature | -8.9 C (16.0 F) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kingston Queens U | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | -18.3 C (-0.9 F) | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| Woodstock | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | -17.2 C (1.0 F) | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| Buffalo | United States | Record low maximum temperature | -13.3 C (8.1 F) | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| Stratford | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | -17.8 C (0.0 F) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kingston Queens U | Canada | Record low minimum temperature | -30.6 C (-23.1 F) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Southampton | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | -16.1 C (3.0 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Halifax | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | -8.9 C (16.0 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| World Trade Ctr | United States | Record low minimum temperature | -17.2 C (1.0 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ny City Cntrl Park | United States | Record low maximum temperature | -8.3 C (17.1 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Philadelphia City | United States | Record low minimum temperature | -16.1 C (3.0 F) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Atlantic City Marina | United States | Record low maximum temperature | -6.1 C (21.0 F) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Philadelphia City | United States | Record low maximum temperature | -7.2 C (19.0 F) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Hambantota | Sri Lanka | Record low maximum temperature | 27.8 C (82.0 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Stornoway Airport | United Kingdom | Record high maximum temperature | 13.9 C (57.0 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Port Stanley | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | -10.0 C (14.0 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Woodstock | Canada | Record low minimum temperature | -25.6 C (-14.1 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Portland | United States | Record low maximum temperature | -11.7 C (10.9 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Portland | United States | Record low minimum temperature | -20.0 C (-4.0 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
21 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 1 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 13 |
| Highest daily minimum | 0 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 6 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 0 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 0 |
| Deepest snow cover | 1 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 1 |
| daily | 20 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
15 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 10 | 14 |
| 10 to 20 | 0 |
| 20 to 30 | 0 |
| 30 to 40 | 0 |
| 40 to 50 | 0 |
| 50 to 60 | 0 |
| 60 to 70 | 0 |
| 70 to 80 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
18 January 1904| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 January 1904 | Southampton, CA | daily low min | -27.2 C (-17.0 F) | 7.2 C (13.0 F) | 22 years | 21 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 January 1904 | Freiburg, DE | daily snow depth | 8.0 cm (3.1 in) | 8.0 cm (3.1 in) | 29 years | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 January 1904 | World Trade Ctr, US | daily low max | -8.9 C (16.0 F) | 3.3 C (5.9 F) | 30 years | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 January 1904 | Kingston Queens U, CA | daily low max | -18.3 C (-0.9 F) | 4.4 C (7.9 F) | 28 years | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 January 1904 | Woodstock, CA | daily low max | -17.2 C (1.0 F) | 5.5 C (9.9 F) | 16 years | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 January 1904 | Buffalo, US | daily low max | -13.3 C (8.1 F) | 3.9 C (7.0 F) | 28 years | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 January 1904 | Stratford, CA | daily low max | -17.8 C (0.0 F) | 2.2 C (4.0 F) | 30 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 January 1904 | Kingston Queens U, CA | daily low min | -30.6 C (-23.1 F) | 3.9 C (7.0 F) | 16 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 January 1904 | Southampton, CA | daily low max | -16.1 C (3.0 F) | 5.0 C (9.0 F) | 2 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 January 1904 | Halifax, CA | daily low max | -8.9 C (16.0 F) | 1.7 C (3.1 F) | 21 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 January 1904 | World Trade Ctr, US | daily low min | -17.2 C (1.0 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 28 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 January 1904 | Ny City Cntrl Park, US | daily low max | -8.3 C (17.1 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 28 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 January 1904 | Philadelphia City, US | daily low min | -16.1 C (3.0 F) | 2.2 C (4.0 F) | 10 years | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 January 1904 | Atlantic City Marina, US | daily low max | -6.1 C (21.0 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 10 years | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 January 1904 | Philadelphia City, US | daily low max | -7.2 C (19.0 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 10 years | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 January 1904 | Hambantota, LK | daily low max (Tie) | 27.8 C (82.0 F) | tie | 34 years | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 January 1904 | Stornoway Airport, GB | monthly high max (Tie) | 13.9 C (57.0 F) | tie | 0 years | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 January 1904 | Port Stanley, CA | daily low max (Tie) | -10.0 C (14.0 F) | tie | 16 years | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 January 1904 | Woodstock, CA | daily low min (Tie) | -25.6 C (-14.1 F) | tie | 22 years | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 January 1904 | Portland, US | daily low max (Tie) | -11.7 C (10.9 F) | tie | 28 years | 2 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| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1795 | 2 |
| 1804 | 2 |
| 1809 | 1 |
| 1828 | 2 |
| 1834 | 2 |
| 1838 | 2 |
| 1841 | 1 |
| 1844 | 1 |
| 1845 | 1 |
| 1849 | 1 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1866 | 1 |
| 1868 | 1 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1873 | 1 |
| 1874 | 1 |
| 1875 | 1 |
| 1876 | 4 |
| 1877 | 1 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1883 | 1 |
| 1886 | 2 |
| 1887 | 2 |
| 1889 | 4 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 2 |
| 1893 | 5 |
| 1894 | 8 |
| 1895 | 3 |
| 1896 | 7 |
| 1897 | 6 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1899 | 5 |
| 1900 | 7 |
| 1901 | 4 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 2 |
| 1904 | 21 |
| 1905 | 16 |
| 1906 | 30 |
| 1907 | 8 |
| 1908 | 15 |
| 1909 | 5 |
| 1910 | 50 |
| 1911 | 101 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1913 | 58 |
| 1914 | 30 |
| 1915 | 57 |
| 1916 | 53 |
| 1917 | 53 |
| 1918 | 65 |
| 1919 | 38 |
| 1920 | 109 |
| 1921 | 72 |
| 1922 | 28 |
| 1923 | 166 |
| 1924 | 62 |
| 1925 | 188 |
| 1926 | 233 |
| 1927 | 233 |
| 1928 | 451 |
| 1929 | 588 |
| 1930 | 951 |
| 1931 | 235 |
| 1932 | 221 |
| 1933 | 343 |
| 1934 | 136 |
| 1935 | 400 |
| 1936 | 385 |
| 1937 | 475 |
| 1938 | 194 |
| 1939 | 285 |
| 1940 | 1,364 |
| 1941 | 277 |
| 1942 | 617 |
| 1943 | 1,380 |
| 1944 | 589 |
| 1945 | 363 |
| 1946 | 1,142 |
| 1947 | 290 |
| 1948 | 717 |
| 1949 | 664 |
| 1950 | 1,184 |
| 1951 | 748 |
| 1952 | 440 |
| 1953 | 444 |
| 1954 | 347 |
| 1955 | 487 |
| 1956 | 387 |
| 1957 | 830 |
| 1958 | 345 |
| 1959 | 613 |
| 1960 | 561 |
| 1961 | 287 |
| 1962 | 652 |
| 1963 | 478 |
| 1964 | 302 |
| 1965 | 537 |
| 1966 | 369 |
| 1967 | 523 |
| 1968 | 508 |
| 1969 | 616 |
| 1970 | 796 |
| 1971 | 953 |
| 1972 | 729 |
| 1973 | 1,334 |
| 1974 | 1,077 |
| 1975 | 822 |
| 1976 | 835 |
| 1977 | 2,053 |
| 1978 | 1,365 |
| 1979 | 997 |
| 1980 | 517 |
| 1981 | 1,072 |
| 1982 | 1,267 |
| 1983 | 581 |
| 1984 | 1,630 |
| 1985 | 536 |
| 1986 | 1,359 |
| 1987 | 1,419 |
| 1988 | 825 |
| 1989 | 679 |
| 1990 | 1,536 |
| 1991 | 612 |
| 1992 | 718 |
| 1993 | 1,383 |
| 1994 | 2,673 |
| 1995 | 907 |
| 1996 | 2,155 |
| 1997 | 1,026 |
| 1998 | 887 |
| 1999 | 909 |
| 2000 | 1,141 |
| 2001 | 639 |
| 2002 | 554 |
| 2003 | 826 |
| 2004 | 662 |
| 2005 | 807 |
| 2006 | 1,229 |
| 2007 | 2,059 |
| 2008 | 947 |
| 2009 | 682 |
| 2010 | 720 |
| 2011 | 755 |
| 2012 | 914 |
| 2013 | 709 |
| 2014 | 442 |
| 2015 | 526 |
| 2016 | 599 |
| 2017 | 799 |
| 2018 | 1,032 |
| 2019 | 490 |
| 2020 | 932 |
| 2021 | 371 |
| 2022 | 423 |
| 2023 | 941 |
| 2024 | 1,075 |
| 2025 | 988 |
| 2026 | 351 |
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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).