Weather Records on 18 January 1930

951 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1930. Highest significance: Webster City, US.

Key Facts for 18 January 1930

On 18 January 1930, 951 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 816 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 30 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 864 daily.
Webster City set an all-time record snow depth of 431.8 cm (170.0 in) on 18 January 1930.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

951 stations

951 station records on 18 January 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	431.8 cm (170.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bee Branch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pawhuska	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Farmersburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arapaho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

951 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 294, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 522, Heaviest daily rainfall 45, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 18 January 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	294
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	522
Heaviest daily rainfall	45
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 18 January 1930 by timescale: all-time 30, monthly 57, daily 864.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

859 broken records

Margins by which the 859 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2540.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1930

Top 20 records on 18 January 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1930	Webster City, US	all-time snow depth	431.8 cm (170.0 in)	254.0 cm (100.0 in)	31 years	72 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1930	Reading Wb City, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1930	Harrisburg - Coop, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1930	Kansas City, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1930	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1930	1 N McLeansboro, US	all-time low min	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1930	Port Jervis, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1930	Bee Branch, US	all-time low min	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1930	Pawhuska, US	all-time low min	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1930	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	all-time low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1930	Malvern, US	all-time low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1930	St Joseph, US	all-time low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1930	Paris, US	all-time low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1930	Houston Wb City, US	all-time low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1930	Washington, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1930	Armagh, GB	daily high min	8.8 C (47.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	75 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1930	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1930	Macon, US	all-time low max	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1930	College STN 6 SW, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1930	Paris Stp, US	all-time low min	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	24 years	31 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1930. 1930 had 951 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 500	856
500 to 1000	1
1000 to 1500	1
1500 to 2000	0
2000 to 2500	0
2500 to 3000	1