Weather Records on 18 January 1943

1,380 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1943. Highest significance: Sooke Lake, CA.

Key Facts for 18 January 1943

On 18 January 1943, 1,380 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
210 were record highs and 814 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 85 monthly and 1,277 daily.
Sooke Lake set a daily record snowfall of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 18 January 1943.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

1,380 stations

1,380 station records on 18 January 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sooke Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rivers Inlet	Canada	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hoosier Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hannibal	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Deposit	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Union	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vavenby	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-44.9 C (-48.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tranquille	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,380 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 501, Highest daily minimum 126, Lowest daily minimum 313, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Heaviest daily snowfall 144, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 18 January 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	501
Highest daily minimum	126
Lowest daily minimum	313
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	144
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 18 January 1943 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 85, daily 1,277.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,189 broken records

Margins by which the 1,189 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 343.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1943

Top 20 records on 18 January 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1943	Sooke Lake, CA	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1943	Chilliwack, CA	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1943	Roy, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1943	Rivers Inlet, CA	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1943	Stave Falls, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1943	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1943	Winnsboro, US	monthly rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1943	Edenton, US	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1943	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1943	Society Hill 6 S, US	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1943	Collingwood, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	69 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1943	Springer, US	monthly snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1943	Nanaimo, CA	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1943	Hoosier Rch, US	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1943	Joseph, US	all-time low max	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1943	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1943	Macomb, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1943	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1943	Pasamonte, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1943	Manitowoc, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 years	37 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1943. 1943 had 1,380 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	1,123
50 to 100	45
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2