Weather Records on 1 January 1918

134 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1918. Highest significance: New Westminster, CA.

Key Facts for 1 January 1918

On 1 January 1918, 134 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 128 daily.
New Westminster set a daily record precipitation of 82.0 mm (3.2 in) on 1 January 1918.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

134 stations

134 station records on 1 January 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wallabadah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Penshurst (Gresford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

134 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 42, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 1 January 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	42
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 January 1918 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 128.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

118 broken records

Margins by which the 118 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1918

Top 20 records on 1 January 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1918	New Westminster, CA	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1918	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1918	Roodebloem, ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1918	Middleburg, ZA	all-time rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1918	Colesberg (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1918	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1918	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1918	Graaff Reinet, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1918	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	monthly high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1918	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1918	Oakbank, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1918	Oranjerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1918	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	57 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1918	Gunnee, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1918	Middletown 4 W, US	daily low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1918	Storrs, US	all-time low max	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	0 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1918	World Trade Ctr, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1918	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1918	Wallabadah, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1918	Yarmouth, CA	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	25 years	22 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

1798 to 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1918. 1918 had 134 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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	105
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1