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Weather Records on 18 January 1919

38 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1919. Highest significance: Svenska Hogarna, SE.

Key Facts for 18 January 1919

  • On 18 January 1919, 38 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 21 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 38 daily.
  • Svenska Hogarna set a daily record precipitation of 9.9 mm (0.39 in) on 18 January 1919.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

38 stations
Weather records on 18 January 1919 38 station records on 18 January 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
38 station records on 18 January 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 18 January 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Svenska HogarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.2 mm (0.32 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BakuAzerbaijanRecord daily precipitation13.3 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Normanton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation65.3 mm (2.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-42.7 C (-44.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord low maximum temperature-31.1 C (-24.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation39.4 mm (1.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord high maximum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr PltUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
TobolskRussiaRecord daily precipitation3.2 mm (0.13 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation72.9 mm (2.9 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
RenfrewCanadaRecord high maximum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Karumba Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation91.4 mm (3.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Bad MuskauGermanyRecord daily precipitation5.0 mm (0.20 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-SahalinskijRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-5.3 C (22.5 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
OttawaCanadaRecord high maximum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-10.6 C (12.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
RenfrewCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-AmureRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-9.9 C (14.2 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord high minimum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
OakbankCanadaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
OakbankCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-15.6 C (3.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
GrenfellCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
GrenfellCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
OttawaCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph OacCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton ACanadaRecord high minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOSUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

38 records
Records on 18 January 1919 by type Records set or tied on 18 January 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 3. 051015Highest daily maximum: 7Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 14Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 12Heaviest daily snowfall: 3Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 18 January 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.
Records on 18 January 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum7
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum14
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall12
Heaviest daily snowfall3
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 18 January 1919 by timescale Records on 18 January 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 38. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 38all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 18 January 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 38.
Records on 18 January 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily38

How Much Records Were Beaten By

22 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 January 1919 Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 165 to 10: 310 to 15: 115 to 20: 120 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 January 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 516
5 to 103
10 to 151
15 to 201
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1919
Top 20 records on 18 January 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
18 January 1919Svenska Hogarna, SEdaily rain9.9 mm (0.39 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1919Gavle, SEdaily rain8.2 mm (0.32 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1919Baku, AZdaily rain13.3 mm (0.5 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)16 years18 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1919Normanton Post Office, AUdaily rain65.3 mm (2.6 in)15.8 mm (0.6 in)24 years16 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1919Irkutsk, RUdaily low min-42.7 C (-44.9 F)3.8 C (6.8 F)23 years15 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1919Irkutsk, RUdaily low max-31.1 C (-24.0 F)3.1 C (5.6 F)23 years14 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1919Camden 3 W, USdaily rain39.4 mm (1.6 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)4 years14 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1919Peterborough, CAdaily high max6.1 C (43.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)21 years13 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1919Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, USdaily high max16.1 C (61.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1919Tobolsk, RUdaily rain3.2 mm (0.13 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1919Astoria, USdaily rain72.9 mm (2.9 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1919Renfrew, CAdaily high max5.0 C (41.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)24 years10 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1919Karumba Pilot Station, AUdaily rain91.4 mm (3.6 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)3 years9 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1919Bad Muskau, DEdaily rain5.0 mm (0.20 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)5 years9 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1919Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RUdaily high min-5.3 C (22.5 F)4.1 C (7.4 F)0 years9 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1919Welland, CAdaily high min2.2 C (36.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1919Ottawa, CAdaily high max4.4 C (39.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1919Bic, CAdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1919Bic, CAdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1919St Albans, CAdaily high min-10.6 C (12.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)4 years4 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 1919
Records on 01-18 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1919. 1919 had 38 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 1919. 1919 had 38 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).