Weather Records on 18 January 1946

1,142 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1946. Highest significance: Cape Willoughby, AU.

Key Facts for 18 January 1946

On 18 January 1946, 1,142 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
121 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 1,093 daily.
Cape Willoughby set an all-time record daily precipitation of 125.7 mm (4.9 in) on 18 January 1946.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

1,142 stations

1,142 station records on 18 January 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Netley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wilcannia (Culpaulin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Heyfield State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mannum Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Langhorne Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Serviceton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yalcowinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Teryawynia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton (Mundi Mundi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eromanga - Webber St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Finniss	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Loxton (Pyap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Callington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tinamba West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte Cave Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shoreham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Henley Woolshed	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Meilman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wonwondah (Mount Zero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Willsons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Box Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walpa (Danyo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Penneshaw 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Copeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Bonuna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mossgiel Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Belmont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mundallio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape de Couedic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Myponga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Victor Harbor (Rivington Grang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Langhorne Creek 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,142 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 956, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 18 January 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	956
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 18 January 1946 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 43, daily 1,093.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,081 broken records

Margins by which the 1,081 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 1946

Top 20 records on 18 January 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1946	Cape Willoughby, AU	all-time rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	77 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1946	Netley, AU	monthly rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1946	Wilcannia (Culpaulin), AU	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1946	Tibooburra Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1946	Pooncarie (Tarcoola), AU	monthly rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1946	Heyfield State School, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1946	Victor Harbor Comparison, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1946	Warooka, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1946	Port Elliot Caravan Park, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1946	Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1946	Melrose (Para Gums), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1946	Mannum Council Depot, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1946	Milang, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1946	Hay (Miller Street), AU	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1946	Langhorne Creek, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1946	Serviceton, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1946	Mundulla, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1946	Yalcowinna, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1946	Teryawynia, AU	monthly rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1946	Goolwa Council Depot, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	57 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1946. 1946 had 1,142 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	828
20 to 40	196
40 to 60	41
60 to 80	12
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2