Weather Records on 18 January 1924

62 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1924. Highest significance: Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ.

Key Facts for 18 January 1924

On 18 January 1924, 62 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 62 daily.
Oran-Hopital Militaire set a daily record high maximum temperature of 21.0 C (69.8 F) on 18 January 1924.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

62 stations

62 station records on 18 January 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lorquon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

62 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 15, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 18 January 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	15
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 18 January 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 62.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

49 broken records

Margins by which the 49 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.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1924

Top 20 records on 18 January 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1924	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	21.0 C (69.8 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1924	Kerkwerve, NL	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1924	Oudenbosch, NL	daily rain	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1924	Scheveningen, NL	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1924	Lexington 3E, US	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1924	Gainesville UNIV of Fl, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1924	Griggsville, US	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1924	Liberty, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1924	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily low max	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1924	Oswego 1 N, US	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1924	Havre Wb City, US	daily low max	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	28 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1924	Uccle, BE	daily high max	12.5 C (54.5 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	5 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1924	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	8 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1924	Beaver City, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	30 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1924	Fort Macleod, CA	daily low min	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	10 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1924	Heerde, NL	daily rain	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	5 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1924	Mohall, US	daily low max	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	27 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1924	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily low min	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	26 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1924	Moose Jaw Chab, CA	daily low min	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	16 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1924	Algona, US	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	26 years	11 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1924. 1924 had 62 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 5	39
5 to 10	6
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	2