Weather Records on 18 January 1916

53 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1916. Highest significance: Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 18 January 1916

On 18 January 1916, 53 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 52 daily.
Stellenbosch (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 26.4 mm (1.0 in) on 18 January 1916.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

53 stations

53 station records on 18 January 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Karumba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lyonville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

53 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 29, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 18 January 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	29
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 18 January 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 52.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

42 broken records

Margins by which the 42 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1916

Top 20 records on 18 January 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1916	Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1916	Springbok, ZA	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1916	Parry Sound, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	9 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1916	Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1916	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1916	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1916	Parry Sound, CA	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1916	Karumba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1916	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	14 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1916	Ljungby, SE	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	9 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1916	Maseskar, SE	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1916	Buffalo, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	23 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1916	Morgantown 1, US	daily low min	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	22 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1916	Owen Sound, CA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1916	Owen Sound, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1916	Varberg, SE	daily rain	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1916	Vinga, SE	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1916	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1916	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	27 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1916	Welland, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	20 years	15 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 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1916. 1916 had 53 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 20	35
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1