Weather Records on 18 January 1941

277 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1941. Highest significance: Kadayam, IN.

Key Facts for 18 January 1941

On 18 January 1941, 277 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 274 daily.
Kadayam set a daily record precipitation of 130.8 mm (5.1 in) on 18 January 1941.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

277 stations

277 station records on 18 January 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kadayam	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	162.0 cm (63.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aonla	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nagla	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pandhera	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pauta Amaria	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-36.4 C (-33.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Najibabad	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moradabad	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pauri	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bhogpur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dhampur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Thakurdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Faridpur	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Budaun	India	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shahabad	India	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hansi	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rudrapur/Kitchha	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Puranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kundhra	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nawabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shahjahanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mumby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnaur	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sohagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Almora	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bisauli	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

277 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 157, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 18 January 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 18 January 1941 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 274.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

225 broken records

Margins by which the 225 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 720.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1941

Top 20 records on 18 January 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1941	Kadayam, IN	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1941	Altastenberg, DE	daily snow depth	162.0 cm (63.8 in)	72.0 cm (28.3 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1941	Aonla, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1941	Oatlands Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1941	Chemnitz, DE	daily snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1941	Bad Blankenburg, DE	daily snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1941	Malvern, GB	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1941	Nagla, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1941	Russell, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1941	Petoskey, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1941	Pandhera, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1941	Middleton (Sar), ZA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1941	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1941	Ebrach, DE	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1941	Hissar, IN	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1941	Pauta Amaria, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1941	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1941	Dehradun, IN	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1941	Raipur, IN	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1941	Jokkmokk, SE	daily low max	-36.4 C (-33.5 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	48 years	29 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1941. 1941 had 277 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	219
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1