Weather Records on 18 January 1952

440 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1952. Highest significance: Manassa, US.

Key Facts for 18 January 1952

On 18 January 1952, 440 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
249 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 431 daily.
Manassa set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 18 January 1952.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

440 stations

440 station records on 18 January 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Anadyr	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ventura	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	208.3 cm (82.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pattiway	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barrett Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olean	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bennett Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crown King	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Albion 5 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clay	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	67.0 cm (26.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Fernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Don	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

440 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 135, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 134, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 18 January 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	135
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 18 January 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 431.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

365 broken records

Margins by which the 365 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1952

Top 20 records on 18 January 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1952	Manassa, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1952	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1952	Seligman, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1952	Hood Rs, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1952	Indio Fire STN, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1952	Luna Rs, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1952	Anadyr, RU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1952	Tustin Irvine Rch, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1952	Warren, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1952	Durango, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1952	Globe Rs, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1952	Susanville 2SW, US	all-time low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1952	Ventura, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1952	Yorba Linda, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1952	Gisela, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1952	Blanding, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1952	Crested Butte, US	daily snow depth	208.3 cm (82.0 in)	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1952	Avalon Pleasure Pier, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1952	Pattiway, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1952	Santa Ana Fire STN, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	34 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1952. 1952 had 440 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	353
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1