Weather Records on 18 January 1937

475 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1937. Highest significance: Blinman (Wirrealpa), AU.

Key Facts for 18 January 1937

On 18 January 1937, 475 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
176 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 456 daily.
Blinman (Wirrealpa) set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 18 January 1937.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

475 stations

475 station records on 18 January 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Sus Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moores Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conargo (Willurah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Euston Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
West Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eubank	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Annandayle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saltsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfax	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Ohio St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

475 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 163, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 18 January 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 18 January 1937 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 456.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

372 broken records

Margins by which the 372 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1937

Top 20 records on 18 January 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1937	Blinman (Wirrealpa), AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1937	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1937	High Brg Lock 7, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1937	Clarksville Wwtp, US	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1937	Johnsonville, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1937	Cincinnati Sus Brg, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1937	Redhill, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1937	Moores Hill, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1937	Quanbun Downs, AU	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1937	Point Pleasant, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1937	Covington 3 SW, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1937	Paoli, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1937	Dover 1 W, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1937	Broken Hill (Langawirra), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1937	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1937	Charleston 1, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1937	Morgantown 1, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1937	Robertsburg, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1937	Brownsville, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1937	Richmond, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1937. 1937 had 475 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 50	357
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1