Weather Records on 18 January 1955

487 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1955. Highest significance: Table Rock 4N, US.

Key Facts for 18 January 1955

On 18 January 1955, 487 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 475 daily.
Table Rock 4N set a daily record snowfall of 19.1 cm (7.5 in) on 18 January 1955.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

487 stations

487 station records on 18 January 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Campestre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Colby	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ituacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Macaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Lorenzana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln Agronomy Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tingley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palmeiro Dos Indios	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Triunfo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

487 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Heaviest daily snowfall 133, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 18 January 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	133
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 18 January 1955 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 475.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

419 broken records

Margins by which the 419 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1955

Top 20 records on 18 January 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1955	Table Rock 4N, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1955	Campestre, BR	daily rain	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1955	Hoxie, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1955	Mitchell 5E, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1955	Oakley 4W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1955	Colby, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1955	Ituacu, BR	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1955	Boras, SE	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	61 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1955	Mt Ayr, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1955	Queimadas, BR	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1955	Huntington Lake, US	daily snowfall	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1955	Medicine Lodge, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1955	Tribune 1W, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1955	Vanersborg, SE	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	61 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1955	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1955	Bathurst, CA	daily high min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	57 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1955	Lake Providence, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1955	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1955	Hebron, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1955	Macaubas, BR	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	32 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1955. 1955 had 487 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	360
50 to 100	51
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1