Weather Records on 22 January 1918

71 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1918. Highest significance: Mackay Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 22 January 1918

On 22 January 1918, 71 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
13 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 66 daily.
Mackay Post Office set an all-time record daily precipitation of 627.4 mm (24.7 in) on 22 January 1918.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

71 stations

71 station records on 22 January 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	627.4 mm (24.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	237.5 mm (9.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	246.1 mm (9.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	348.0 mm (13.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

71 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 32, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 January 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	32
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 January 1918 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 3, daily 66.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

64 broken records

Margins by which the 64 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 272.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1918

Top 20 records on 22 January 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1918	Mackay Post Office, AU	all-time rain	627.4 mm (24.7 in)	272.8 mm (10.7 in)	8 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1918	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1918	Bowen Post Office, AU	daily rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1918	St Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	237.5 mm (9.4 in)	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1918	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	246.1 mm (9.7 in)	200.9 mm (7.9 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1918	Nebo, AU	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1918	Marlborough Post Office, AU	monthly rain	348.0 mm (13.7 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1918	Peak Downs, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1918	Emu Park Hill St, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1918	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1918	Uccle, BE	daily high max	12.4 C (54.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	83 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1918	Duaringa Post Office, AU	all-time rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1918	Langmorn, AU	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	11 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1918	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1918	Banana Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1918	World Trade Ctr, US	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	7 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1918	Bogantungan Post Office, AU	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1918	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1918	Washington, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	7 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1918	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	21 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1918. 1918 had 71 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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 50	45
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2