Weather Records on 18 January 1923

166 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1923. Highest significance: Portland, US.

Key Facts for 18 January 1923

On 18 January 1923, 166 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
121 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 163 daily.
Portland set a daily record snow depth of 129.5 cm (51.0 in) on 18 January 1923.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

166 stations

166 station records on 18 January 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Portland	United States	Record snow depth	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan (Gillingall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang (Goomgerah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bass (Kilcunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bonaparte 5 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Roseworthy Agric College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Saltia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

166 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 18 January 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	11
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 18 January 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 163.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

130 broken records

Margins by which the 130 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 812.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1923

Top 20 records on 18 January 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1923	Portland, US	daily snow depth	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	81.2 cm (32.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1923	Buchan (Gillingall), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1923	Marshall, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1923	Fort National, DZ	daily low min	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1923	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	monthly low max	14.6 C (58.3 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	8 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1923	Lowell, US	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	29 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1923	Geneva, US	monthly high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	2 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1923	Chatham, CA	daily low min	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1923	Griggsville, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	27 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1923	Bonang (Goomgerah), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1923	Beech Forest, AU	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	7 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1923	Bathurst, CA	daily low min	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	38 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1923	Charlottetown, CA	daily low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1923	Adelaide (Pooraka), AU	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	35 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1923	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1923	Bass (Kilcunda), AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	23 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1923	Oregon, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	27 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1923	St Charles Elm Pt, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	22 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1923	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	27 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1923	Sonnblick, AT	daily low max	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	14 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1923. 1923 had 166 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 200	129
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1