Weather Records on 18 January 1958

345 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1958. Highest significance: Manati 2 E, PR.

Key Facts for 18 January 1958

On 18 January 1958, 345 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 322 daily.
Manati 2 E set a daily record precipitation of 55.4 mm (2.2 in) on 18 January 1958.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

345 stations

345 station records on 18 January 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Welgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zitacuaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leeukop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kanye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corry	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roodekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Slurry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Angamacutiro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zamora (Obs)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zacapu (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dinokana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Fairfield 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Do Braco (Efic)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vredefort (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leveque	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Norvalspont (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rooijantjiesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goedemoed (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Funnystone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

345 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 18 January 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 18 January 1958 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 18, daily 322.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

282 broken records

Margins by which the 282 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 148.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1958

Top 20 records on 18 January 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1958	Manati 2 E, PR	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1958	Somerset Main Street, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1958	Welgedacht, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1958	Twyfelspoort, ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1958	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1958	Zitacuaro, MX	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1958	Leeukop, ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1958	Kanye, BW	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1958	Indian Bay, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1958	Corry, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1958	Piaxtla, MX	all-time low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1958	Roodekop, ZA	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1958	Maraisburg (Gm), ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1958	San Diego Curupatzeo, MX	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1958	San Diego Curupatzeo, MX	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1958	Slurry, ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1958	Iguala (Smn), MX	all-time low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1958	Angamacutiro, MX	all-time low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1958	Zamora (Obs), MX	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1958	Zacapu (Smn), MX	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	33 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1958. 1958 had 345 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 20	242
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2