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Weather Records on 18 January 1908

15 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1908. Highest significance: Pitea, SE.

Key Facts for 18 January 1908

  • On 18 January 1908, 15 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 12 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 14 daily.
  • Pitea set a daily record precipitation of 15.0 mm (0.6 in) on 18 January 1908.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

15 stations
Weather records on 18 January 1908 15 station records on 18 January 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
15 station records on 18 January 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 18 January 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
PiteaSwedenRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature47.1 C (116.8 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature21.9 C (71.4 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-9.4 C (15.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord high maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature46.9 C (116.4 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature31.2 C (88.2 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature36.7 C (98.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord high maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature40.0 C (104.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_AutSwedenRecord high minimum temperature0.7 C (33.3 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

15 records
Records on 18 January 1908 by type Records set or tied on 18 January 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 2, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 02468Highest daily maximum: 8Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 18 January 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 2, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 18 January 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum8
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 18 January 1908 by timescale Records on 18 January 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 14. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 14all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 18 January 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 14.
Records on 18 January 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily14

How Much Records Were Beaten By

13 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 January 1908 Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.0. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 1: 51 to 2: 32 to 3: 23 to 4: 14 to 5: 05 to 6: 06 to 7: 07 to 8: 20 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 77 to 8
Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 January 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 15
1 to 23
2 to 32
3 to 41
4 to 50
5 to 60
6 to 70
7 to 82

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1908
Top 15 records on 18 January 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
18 January 1908Pitea, SEdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)8.0 mm (0.31 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1908Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUmonthly high max47.1 C (116.8 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)11 years16 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1908Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min21.9 C (71.4 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)7 years13 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1908Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high min-9.4 C (15.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1908Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily high max11.1 C (52.0 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)13 years12 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1908Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high max46.9 C (116.4 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)4 years11 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1908Stonecliffe, CAdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1908Stonecliffe, CAdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)0.8 cm (0.3 in)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1908Hambantota, LKdaily high max31.2 C (88.2 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1908Escanaba, USdaily high max5.6 C (42.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)13 years9 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1908Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min26.1 C (79.0 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)7 years8 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1908Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high max36.7 C (98.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)4 years8 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1908Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily high max9.4 C (48.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)1 year7 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1908Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high max (Tie)40.0 C (104.0 F)tie25 years3 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1908Uppsala_Aut, SEdaily high min (Tie)0.7 C (33.3 F)tie9 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 1908
Records on 01-18 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1908. 1908 had 15 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: 5272016: 5992017: 7992018: 1,0232019: 4902020: 9282021: 3692022: 4212023: 9392024: 1,0762025: 9861795187418991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1908. 1908 had 15 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
2015527
2016599
2017799
20181,023
2019490
2020928
2021369
2022421
2023939
20241,076
2025986

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).