Weather Records on 18 January 1951

748 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1951. Highest significance: Drain, US.

Key Facts for 18 January 1951

On 18 January 1951, 748 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
462 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 734 daily.
Drain set an all-time record daily precipitation of 195.6 mm (7.7 in) on 18 January 1951.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

748 stations

748 station records on 18 January 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Goorangoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Penrith Ladbury Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Syferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherland Mwsdb	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Appin Church St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wollong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Concord Walker Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Earlwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burrawang (Range Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Exeter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hyndman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth Falls Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wollstonecraft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beecroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.4 cm (16.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenferrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leliekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Creek Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buhl	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bankstown (Condell Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lidcombe (Carnarvon Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cessnock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kangaroo Valley (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
The Oaks John Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

748 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 353, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 18 January 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	353
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 18 January 1951 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 11, daily 734.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

637 broken records

Margins by which the 637 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1951

Top 20 records on 18 January 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1951	Drain, US	all-time rain	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 years	78 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1951	Goorangoola, AU	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1951	Parramatta, AU	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1951	Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road), AU	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1951	Epping Chester Street, AU	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1951	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	103.7 mm (4.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1951	Audley National Park Bottom St, AU	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1951	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1951	Penrith Ladbury Avenue, AU	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1951	Prospect Reservoir, AU	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1951	St Marys Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1951	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1951	Glenfield (Macquarie), AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1951	Syferfontein, ZA	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1951	Campbelltown 1, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1951	Tahlee (Carrington (Church St), AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1951	Sutherland Mwsdb, AU	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1951	Appin Church St, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1951	Twin Falls 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1951	Leura Post Office, AU	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	47 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1951. 1951 had 748 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 25	561
25 to 50	42
50 to 75	22
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1