Weather Records on 18 January 1931

235 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1931. Highest significance: Vedaranayam, IN.

Key Facts for 18 January 1931

On 18 January 1931, 235 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 235 daily.
Vedaranayam set a daily record precipitation of 128.3 mm (5.1 in) on 18 January 1931.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

235 stations

235 station records on 18 January 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muthupet	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Point Charles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruthuraipoond	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Florence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ventspils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Washta	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baxter	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

235 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 18 January 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 18 January 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 235.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

213 broken records

Margins by which the 213 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1931

Top 20 records on 18 January 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1931	Vedaranayam, IN	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1931	New Hampton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1931	Fayette, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1931	Viroqua, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1931	Morrison, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	1 year	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1931	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1931	Muthupet, IN	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1931	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1931	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	1 year	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1931	Marengo, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1931	Hillsboro, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1931	Mt Carroll, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1931	Albion, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1931	Wallabadah (Woodton), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1931	Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1931	Sonnblick, AT	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1931	Point Charles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1931	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1931	Alta, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1931	Madison, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	8 years	24 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1931. 1931 had 235 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 25	182
25 to 50	11
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1