Weather Records on 18 January 1940

1,364 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1940. Highest significance: Shivpuri, IN.

Key Facts for 18 January 1940

On 18 January 1940, 1,364 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 945 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 1,323 daily.
Shivpuri set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 18 January 1940.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

1,364 stations

1,364 station records on 18 January 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shivpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-25.4 C (-13.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parbatsar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Glenrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bali	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.5 C (-42.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.1 C (-25.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-23.1 C (-9.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-26.5 C (-15.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-13.1 C (8.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-23.5 C (-10.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Todgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.2 C (-38.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	406.4 cm (160.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-14.8 C (5.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-23.4 C (-10.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Deesa	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nainital	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.8 C (-41.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tularosa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,364 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 590, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 355, Heaviest daily rainfall 304, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 18 January 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	590
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	355
Heaviest daily rainfall	304
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 18 January 1940 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 32, daily 1,323.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,216 broken records

Margins by which the 1,216 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1940

Top 20 records on 18 January 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1940	Shivpuri, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1940	Karlsruhe, DE	all-time low min	-25.4 C (-13.7 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1940	Chemnitz, DE	daily snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1940	Nurnberg, DE	all-time low max	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1940	Gavle, SE	all-time low max	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1940	Lowestoft, GB	all-time low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1940	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1940	Wien, AT	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	77 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1940	Beatrice, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1940	Altastenberg, DE	daily low max	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1940	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	all-time low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1940	Rushville, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1940	Cairo 3 S, US	daily low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	14.4 C (25.9 F)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1940	Parbatsar, IN	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1940	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily low max	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1940	Ellerston (Glenrock), AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1940	Bali, IN	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1940	Tot-Ma, RU	daily low min	-41.5 C (-42.7 F)	12.5 C (22.5 F)	46 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1940	Colby, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1940	Oorschot, ZA	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	4 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1940. 1940 had 1,364 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 100	1,203
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	1