Weather Records on 18 January 1939

285 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1939. Highest significance: Denninup Vale, AU.

Key Facts for 18 January 1939

On 18 January 1939, 285 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
149 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 266 daily.
Denninup Vale set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 18 January 1939.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

285 stations

285 station records on 18 January 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Denninup Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cundletown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stewarts River Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Menasha	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plum Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Evesham Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

285 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 80, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 18 January 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 18 January 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 266.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

246 broken records

Margins by which the 246 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1939

Top 20 records on 18 January 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1939	Denninup Vale, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1939	Laurieton (Elouera St), AU	daily rain	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1939	Lugano, CH	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1939	Effingham 3SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1939	Cundletown Post Office, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1939	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	9.7 C (49.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1939	Flora 5 NW, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1939	Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1939	Bridgeton 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1939	Putbus, DE	monthly high max	10.9 C (51.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1939	Forest Vale, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1939	Wingham (Lanark Close), AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1939	Wauchope (Avondale Street), AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1939	Stewarts River Public School, AU	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1939	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	monthly high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1939	Helensburgh (Sawan St), AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1939	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high min	8.4 C (47.1 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	70 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1939	Cape York Post Office, AU	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1939	Buffalo, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1939	Gospic, HR	monthly high max	15.2 C (59.4 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	36 years	28 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1939. 1939 had 285 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 20	200
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1