Weather Records on 18 January 1956

387 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1956. Highest significance: Cranbrook (Cranbrook House), AU.

Key Facts for 18 January 1956

On 18 January 1956, 387 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 382 daily.
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House) set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 18 January 1956.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

387 stations

387 station records on 18 January 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Talga Talga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Keilor (Arundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Riddells Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Essendon 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mickleham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coliban Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Einasleigh Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Murrumbeena Leeds Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Graham	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burnley Richmond Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baddaginnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burnley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fryerstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toorak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eastland	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Myrniong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Edith Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hico	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Box Hill Aged Mens Retreat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canterbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern (Yanko)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prahran (Como House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hico	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Labertouche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Preston Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yatina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burwood East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Frankston 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Guildford Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

387 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 210, Heaviest daily snowfall 62, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 18 January 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	62
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 18 January 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 382.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

333 broken records

Margins by which the 333 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1956

Top 20 records on 18 January 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1956	Cranbrook (Cranbrook House), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1956	Talga Talga, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1956	Flemington Racecourse, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1956	Keilor (Arundel), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1956	Macedon Forestry, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1956	Ballinger 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1956	Riddells Creek, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1956	Iguala (Smn), MX	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1956	Essendon 1, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1956	Mickleham, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1956	Coliban Upper, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1956	Somerton, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1956	Harnosand, SE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1956	Ardmore, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1956	Marree Comparison, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1956	Einasleigh Township, AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1956	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1956	El Dorado Goodwin Fld, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1956	Murrumbeena Leeds Grove, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1956	Matagorda #2, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1956. 1956 had 387 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 100	326
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1