Weather Records on 7 January 1918

57 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1918. Highest significance: Vanersborg, SE.

Key Facts for 7 January 1918

On 7 January 1918, 57 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 54 daily.
Vanersborg set a monthly record daily precipitation of 48.1 mm (1.9 in) on 7 January 1918.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

57 stations

57 station records on 7 January 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oakey Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Woodlands 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-18.8 C (-1.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-40.5 C (-40.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-29.2 C (-20.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Glenariff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-25.5 C (-13.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Maccue	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

57 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 33, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 7 January 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	33
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 7 January 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 54.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

52 broken records

Margins by which the 52 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1918

Top 20 records on 7 January 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1918	Vanersborg, SE	monthly rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1918	Oakey Creek, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1918	Karlsruhe, DE	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1918	Chaplin, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1918	Skara 1, SE	daily rain	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1918	Orebro, SE	daily rain	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1918	Freiburg, DE	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1918	Vastervik, SE	daily rain	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1918	Chaplin, CA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1918	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1918	Gotska Sandon, SE	monthly rain	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1918	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1918	Stockholm, SE	daily rain	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1918	Georgetown, AU	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1918	Anticosti SW Point, CA	monthly high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1918	Ayrshire Downs, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1918	Buffalo, US	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	43 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1918	Cobar (Lerida), AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1918	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1918	Aurora, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	12 years	17 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

1826 to 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1918. 1918 had 57 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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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	42
10 to 20	5
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2