Weather Records on 18 January 1921

72 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1921. Highest significance: Burrawang South Station, AU.

Key Facts for 18 January 1921

On 18 January 1921, 72 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 71 daily.
Burrawang South Station set a daily record precipitation of 51.3 mm (2.0 in) on 18 January 1921.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

72 stations

72 station records on 18 January 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burrawang South Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgar Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Enngonia (Morton Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Urambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bedooba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

72 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 43, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 18 January 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	43
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 18 January 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 71.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

62 broken records

Margins by which the 62 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1921

Top 20 records on 18 January 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1921	Burrawang South Station, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1921	Gilbert River Post Office, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1921	Arnsberg, DE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1921	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1921	Wilgar Downs, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1921	Magdeburg, DE	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1921	Den Helder-1, NL	daily rain	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1921	Braunschweig (T.H.), DE	daily rain	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1921	Weimar, DE	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1921	Gorlitz, DE	daily rain	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1921	Plauen, DE	daily rain	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1921	Lichtentanne, DE	daily rain	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1921	Needles, US	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1921	Cottbus, DE	daily rain	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1921	Soltau, DE	daily rain	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1921	Muenster, DE	daily rain	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1921	Artern, DE	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1921	Doberlug-Kirchhain, DE	daily rain	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1921	Enngonia (Morton Plains), AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1921	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily rain	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	11 years	20 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1921. 1921 had 72 records.

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

Records on 01-18 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1804	2
1809	1
1828	2
1834	2
1838	2
1841	1
1844	1
1845	1
1849	1
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	4
1877	1
1879	1
1883	1
1886	2
1887	2
1889	4
1890	1
1891	2
1893	5
1894	8
1895	3
1896	7
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	4
1902	1
1903	2
1904	21
1905	16
1906	30
1907	8
1908	15
1909	5
1910	50
1911	101
1912	5
1913	58
1914	30
1915	57
1916	53
1917	53
1918	65
1919	38
1920	109
1921	72
1922	28
1923	166
1924	62
1925	188
1926	233
1927	233
1928	451
1929	588
1930	951
1931	235
1932	221
1933	343
1934	136
1935	400
1936	385
1937	475
1938	194
1939	285
1940	1,364
1941	277
1942	617
1943	1,380
1944	589
1945	363
1946	1,142
1947	290
1948	717
1949	664
1950	1,184
1951	748
1952	440
1953	444
1954	347
1955	487
1956	387
1957	830
1958	345
1959	613
1960	561
1961	287
1962	652
1963	478
1964	302
1965	537
1966	369
1967	523
1968	508
1969	616
1970	796
1971	953
1972	729
1973	1,334
1974	1,077
1975	822
1976	835
1977	2,053
1978	1,365
1979	997
1980	517
1981	1,072
1982	1,267
1983	581
1984	1,630
1985	536
1986	1,359
1987	1,419
1988	825
1989	679
1990	1,536
1991	612
1992	718
1993	1,383
1994	2,673
1995	907
1996	2,155
1997	1,026
1998	887
1999	909
2000	1,141
2001	639
2002	554
2003	826
2004	662
2005	807
2006	1,229
2007	2,059
2008	947
2009	682
2010	720
2011	755
2012	914
2013	709
2014	442
2015	526
2016	599
2017	799
2018	1,032
2019	490
2020	932
2021	371
2022	423
2023	941
2024	1,075
2025	988
2026	351

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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	45
10 to 20	11
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1