Weather Records on 18 January 1945

363 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1945. Highest significance: Houston Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 18 January 1945

On 18 January 1945, 363 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 355 daily.
Houston Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 71.9 mm (2.8 in) on 18 January 1945.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

363 stations

363 station records on 18 January 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elandshoek, Boston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Childress 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sealy	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roomal	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alix	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ione	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Austin Montopolis Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hempstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Cane Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

363 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 233, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 18 January 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 18 January 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 355.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

317 broken records

Margins by which the 317 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1945

Top 20 records on 18 January 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1945	Houston Wb City, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1945	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1945	Liberty, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1945	Elandshoek, Boston, ZA	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1945	Chillicothe, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1945	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1945	Mimbres 4NNW, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1945	Luling, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1945	Childress 3 W, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1945	La Grange, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1945	Sealy, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1945	Henderson, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1945	Flatonia 4SE, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1945	Uvalde, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1945	Altus Irig Rsch STN, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1945	Roomal, IN	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1945	New Braunfels, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1945	Kerrville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1945	Gatesville, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1945	Alix, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	25 years	39 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1945. 1945 had 363 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	230
20 to 40	50
40 to 60	20
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2