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Weather Records on 18 January 1917

53 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1917. Highest significance: Kinchega, AU.

Key Facts for 18 January 1917

  • On 18 January 1917, 53 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 53 daily.
  • Kinchega set a daily record precipitation of 46.2 mm (1.8 in) on 18 January 1917.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

53 stations
Weather records on 18 January 1917 53 station records on 18 January 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
53 station records on 18 January 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 18 January 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
KinchegaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation46.2 mm (1.8 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
PesaroItalyRecord daily precipitation41.4 mm (1.6 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord snow depth25.0 cm (9.8 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft BidwellUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-13.3 C (8.1 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
Belaringar StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation52.1 mm (2.1 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Haddon Rig)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation44.5 mm (1.8 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
UrawilkieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation49.3 mm (1.9 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CulpotaroAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
AshbourneAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-15.6 C (3.9 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McDonaldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation46.5 mm (1.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature27.7 C (81.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
TeryawyniaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-29.4 C (-20.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
YammaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Bindara (Netley)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Euabalong (Booberoi)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord snow depth16.0 cm (6.3 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
BooraraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
WinbarAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
WilleroonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Groongal Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay RoadhouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Boola BoolkaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
MarfieldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
KirovRussiaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
TinapageeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
M.R.A.AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
TarrwongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.8 mm (0.03 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Miller Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
TolarnoAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
WangamanaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
DinbyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord daily snowfall9.9 cm (3.9 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Paddington)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Conargo (Willurah)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Fort BourkeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Steam Plains 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Roto (Coombie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
WarrooAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Pamatta)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord high minimum temperature3.6 C (38.5 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-MurmanRussiaRecord daily precipitation2.6 mm (0.10 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

53 records
Records on 18 January 1917 by type Records set or tied on 18 January 1917 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 42, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2. 0204060Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 42Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 2Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 18 January 1917 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 42, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.
Records on 18 January 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall42
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover2
Records on 18 January 1917 by timescale Records on 18 January 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 53. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 53all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 18 January 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 53.
Records on 18 January 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily53

How Much Records Were Beaten By

49 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 January 1917 Margins by which the 49 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted. 02040600 to 20: 4220 to 40: 640 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120
Margins by which the 49 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 January 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 2042
20 to 406
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1201

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1917
Top 20 records on 18 January 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
18 January 1917Kinchega, AUdaily rain46.2 mm (1.8 in)33.0 mm (1.3 in)16 years38 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1917Pesaro, ITdaily rain41.4 mm (1.6 in)14.9 mm (0.6 in)31 years33 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1917Plauen, DEdaily snow depth25.0 cm (9.8 in)12.0 cm (4.7 in)6 years29 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1917Ft Bidwell, USdaily low max-13.3 C (8.1 F)8.9 C (16.0 F)28 years29 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1917Belaringar Station, AUdaily rain52.1 mm (2.1 in)29.2 mm (1.1 in)25 years28 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1917Warren (Haddon Rig), AUdaily rain44.5 mm (1.8 in)27.5 mm (1.1 in)17 years28 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1917Urawilkie, AUdaily rain49.3 mm (1.9 in)27.7 mm (1.1 in)21 years27 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1917Gum Lake (Albemarle), AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1917Culpotaro, AUdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)18.8 mm (0.7 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1917Ashbourne, AUdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1917Menindee Post Office, AUdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1917Peterborough, CAdaily low max-15.6 C (3.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1917Mount McDonald, AUdaily rain46.5 mm (1.8 in)18.6 mm (0.7 in)8 years18 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1917Hambantota, LKdaily low max27.7 C (81.9 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)47 years18 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1917Teryawynia, AUdaily rain2.0 mm (0.08 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)39 years17 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1917Winnemucca AP, USdaily low min-29.4 C (-20.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)33 years17 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1917Yamma, AUdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)25 years16 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1917Bindara (Netley), AUdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1917Euabalong (Booberoi), AUdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)23 years15 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1917Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)11 years15 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 1917
Records on 01-18 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1917. 1917 had 53 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 1917. 1917 had 53 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).