Weather Records on 18 January 1911

101 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1911. Highest significance: Portland Rfc City, US.

Key Facts for 18 January 1911

On 18 January 1911, 101 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
3 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 97 daily.
Portland Rfc City set a daily record precipitation of 114.3 mm (4.5 in) on 18 January 1911.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

101 stations

101 station records on 18 January 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1911: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beenak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Werribee (Wyndham)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kyamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kyneton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benerembah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Binya (Merribee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Roto (Coombie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Roto Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Boomanoomana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cornalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Groongal Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Collendina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

101 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 78.

Records on 18 January 1911 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	78
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 January 1911 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 97.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

97 broken records

Margins by which the 97 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1911

Top 20 records on 18 January 1911 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1911	Portland Rfc City, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1911	Stratford, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1911	Goulburn River @ Shepparton, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1911	Port Albert, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1911	Bairnsdale 1, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1911	Beenak, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1911	Bukalong Station, AU	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1911	Geelong Sec, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1911	Rosedale, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1911	Werribee (Wyndham), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1911	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1911	Albury, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1911	Round Hill, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1911	Bright Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1911	Halifax, CA	all-time low max	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1911	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1911	Groongal (Gundaline), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1911	Moree Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1911	Berrybank, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1911	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	36 years	24 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 1911

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1911. 1911 had 101 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-18 in each year
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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	60
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1