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Weather Records on 31 January 1918

150 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1918. Highest significance: Springsure Comet St, AU.

Key Facts for 31 January 1918

  • On 31 January 1918, 150 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 12 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 148 daily.
  • Springsure Comet St set a daily record precipitation of 118.9 mm (4.7 in) on 31 January 1918.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

150 stations
Weather records on 31 January 1918 150 station records on 31 January 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
150 station records on 31 January 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 31 January 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Springsure Comet StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation118.9 mm (4.7 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation83.8 mm (3.3 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation142.5 mm (5.6 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation150.4 mm (5.9 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
WalhallaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation51.3 mm (2.0 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Gundy (Miller St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.6 mm (1.5 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.8 mm (1.4 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.8 mm (1.9 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation66.8 mm (2.6 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
EllerstonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.7 mm (1.7 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Gulgong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation44.5 mm (1.8 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Lue StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.3 mm (1.3 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation99.1 mm (3.9 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Tulloona (Coolanga)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.4 mm (1.6 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay RoadhouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation54.9 mm (2.2 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.5 mm (1.3 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
CubbarooAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.5 mm (1.3 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Valais)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation42.2 mm (1.7 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation66.0 mm (2.6 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Branxholme (Bassett)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BenerembahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
DerraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Nanango Wills StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.3 mm (1.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
AltastenbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature9.7 C (49.5 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.0 mm (1.1 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.8 mm (1.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerslie 2AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.5 mm (1.3 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
ToongabbieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkwood StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.7 mm (1.1 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Cudal Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Candelo Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation53.6 mm (2.1 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
BriagolongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.2 mm (1.1 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
SaleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-19.4 C (-2.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr PltUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-20.0 C (-4.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Englesberg VillageAustraliaRecord daily precipitation44.5 mm (1.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.5 mm (1.3 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (SAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.1 mm (1.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
KoobaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord high minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-30.6 C (-23.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-21.1 C (-6.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
SuratAustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.5 mm (1.3 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
CombogolongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Yetman (Warialda Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.1 mm (1.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Welton Dale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation52.3 mm (2.1 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Bowral Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.5 mm (1.3 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord high maximum temperature8.5 C (47.3 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord snow depth5.1 cm (2.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgar DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

150 records
Records on 31 January 1918 by type Records set or tied on 31 January 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 116, Deepest snow cover 1. 050100150Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 11Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 10Heaviest daily rainfall: 116Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 31 January 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 116, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 31 January 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum11
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum10
Heaviest daily rainfall116
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 31 January 1918 by timescale Records on 31 January 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 148. 050100150all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 148all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 31 January 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 148.
Records on 31 January 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily148

How Much Records Were Beaten By

138 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 January 1918 Margins by which the 138 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.9. Ties are not counted. 0501001500 to 20: 11620 to 40: 1740 to 60: 260 to 80: 180 to 100: 1100 to 120: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120
Margins by which the 138 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 January 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 20116
20 to 4017
40 to 602
60 to 801
80 to 1001
100 to 1201

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 1918
Top 20 records on 31 January 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
31 January 1918Springsure Comet St, AUdaily rain118.9 mm (4.7 in)95.8 mm (3.8 in)30 years54 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1918Eden (Caravan Park), AUdaily rain83.8 mm (3.3 in)59.9 mm (2.4 in)27 years51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1918Kilkivan Post Office, AUdaily rain142.5 mm (5.6 in)79.8 mm (3.1 in)24 years44 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1918Bega (Newtown Road), AUdaily rain150.4 mm (5.9 in)117.9 mm (4.6 in)3 years44 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1918Walhalla, AUdaily rain51.3 mm (2.0 in)38.1 mm (1.5 in)2 years34 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1918Gundy (Miller St), AUdaily rain38.6 mm (1.5 in)29.5 mm (1.2 in)26 years33 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1918Mudgee (George Street), AUdaily rain36.8 mm (1.4 in)22.3 mm (0.9 in)44 years33 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1918Goondiwindi Post Office, AUdaily rain47.8 mm (1.9 in)40.2 mm (1.6 in)14 years32 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1918Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AUdaily rain66.8 mm (2.6 in)30.0 mm (1.2 in)26 years29 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1918Ellerston, AUdaily rain43.7 mm (1.7 in)21.1 mm (0.8 in)26 years28 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1918Gulgong Post Office, AUdaily rain44.5 mm (1.8 in)39.4 mm (1.6 in)0 years28 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1918Lue Station, AUdaily rain33.3 mm (1.3 in)23.1 mm (0.9 in)29 years27 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1918Rylstone (Ilford Rd), AUdaily rain34.3 mm (1.4 in)31.0 mm (1.2 in)0 years25 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1918Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AUdaily rain43.2 mm (1.7 in)17.5 mm (0.7 in)27 years25 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1918Bodalla Post Office, AUdaily rain99.1 mm (3.9 in)26.7 mm (1.1 in)27 years25 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1918Tulloona (Coolanga), AUdaily rain41.4 mm (1.6 in)32.3 mm (1.3 in)7 years24 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1918McKinlay Roadhouse, AUdaily rain54.9 mm (2.2 in)23.7 mm (0.9 in)19 years22 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1918Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St), AUdaily rain32.5 mm (1.3 in)22.3 mm (0.9 in)26 years22 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1918Cubbaroo, AUdaily rain33.5 mm (1.3 in)19.3 mm (0.8 in)12 years21 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1918Willow Tree (Valais), AUdaily rain42.2 mm (1.7 in)29.5 mm (1.2 in)0 years21 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

1800 to 1918
Records on 01-31 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1918. 1918 had 150 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001800: 11801: 11830: 21843: 11846: 11850: 11852: 11853: 21854: 21862: 11863: 21868: 11869: 21870: 11873: 11875: 11877: 11878: 21880: 11882: 11883: 11884: 51885: 11886: 21887: 11888: 31889: 31890: 21892: 11893: 91894: 11895: 31896: 11897: 21898: 71899: 71900: 51901: 41902: 101903: 31904: 61905: 211906: 171907: 81908: 361909: 271910: 101911: 521912: 201913: 491914: 361915: 1151916: 941917: 1901918: 1501919: 141920: 1131921: 291922: 551923: 1521924: 2031925: 1341926: 2041927: 641928: 471929: 2631930: 831931: 3261932: 1531933: 2121934: 5971935: 4311936: 8301937: 3091938: 3621939: 3231940: 3611941: 3541942: 2731943: 6981944: 2321945: 9431946: 3591947: 7881948: 6001949: 1,0581950: 1,0221951: 1,1921952: 5191953: 8791954: 7441955: 3831956: 4341957: 5631958: 6921959: 2371960: 3491961: 4751962: 6861963: 9281964: 4021965: 6961966: 1,2951967: 6371968: 5241969: 7031970: 2091971: 1,5061972: 4261973: 7141974: 1,1281975: 1,1101976: 5691977: 7811978: 8441979: 1,9951980: 7571981: 6871982: 1,2871983: 1,0781984: 6101985: 1,7251986: 6161987: 7871988: 1,5821989: 1,7181990: 8211991: 6171992: 1,5731993: 8561994: 1,0491995: 1,1221996: 1,5941997: 8981998: 6411999: 9382000: 1,1152001: 1,0612002: 3,0802003: 1,2812004: 1,3922005: 7672006: 7222007: 7132008: 7042009: 5522010: 1,3112011: 7412012: 1,0372013: 1,3972014: 9862015: 6632016: 1,1472017: 5752018: 5642019: 1,4262020: 1,0312021: 5042022: 2552023: 9072024: 1,1172025: 8272026: 8391800187818981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1918. 1918 had 150 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-31 in each year
YearRecords
18001
18011
18302
18431
18461
18501
18521
18532
18542
18621
18632
18681
18692
18701
18731
18751
18771
18782
18801
18821
18831
18845
18851
18862
18871
18883
18893
18902
18921
18939
18941
18953
18961
18972
18987
18997
19005
19014
190210
19033
19046
190521
190617
19078
190836
190927
191010
191152
191220
191349
191436
1915115
191694
1917190
1918150
191914
1920113
192129
192255
1923152
1924203
1925134
1926204
192764
192847
1929263
193083
1931326
1932153
1933212
1934597
1935431
1936830
1937309
1938362
1939323
1940361
1941354
1942273
1943698
1944232
1945943
1946359
1947788
1948600
19491,058
19501,022
19511,192
1952519
1953879
1954744
1955383
1956434
1957563
1958692
1959237
1960349
1961475
1962686
1963928
1964402
1965696
19661,295
1967637
1968524
1969703
1970209
19711,506
1972426
1973714
19741,128
19751,110
1976569
1977781
1978844
19791,995
1980757
1981687
19821,287
19831,078
1984610
19851,725
1986616
1987787
19881,582
19891,718
1990821
1991617
19921,573
1993856
19941,049
19951,122
19961,594
1997898
1998641
1999938
20001,115
20011,061
20023,080
20031,281
20041,392
2005767
2006722
2007713
2008704
2009552
20101,311
2011741
20121,037
20131,397
2014986
2015663
20161,147
2017575
2018564
20191,426
20201,031
2021504
2022255
2023907
20241,117
2025827
2026839

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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).