Weather Records on 18 January 1960

561 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1960. Highest significance: St Lawrence Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 18 January 1960

On 18 January 1960, 561 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 193 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 546 daily.
St Lawrence Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 196.1 mm (7.7 in) on 18 January 1960.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

561 stations

561 station records on 18 January 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	196.1 mm (7.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Byfield Childs Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emery	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bellerive (Fort Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Doringkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bond Springs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eugenia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-43.5 C (-46.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cibecue	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

561 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 129, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 18 January 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	129
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 18 January 1960 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 12, daily 546.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

457 broken records

Margins by which the 457 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1960

Top 20 records on 18 January 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1960	St Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	196.1 mm (7.7 in)	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1960	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1960	Burlington, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1960	Franklin, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1960	Camooweal Township, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1960	David City 4E, US	all-time snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1960	Adrian 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1960	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1960	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	monthly rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1960	Gladwin, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1960	Mio Hydro Plt, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1960	Elwood 8 S, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1960	Fairmont, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1960	Aledo, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1960	Elkhart, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1960	Auburn 5 ESE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1960	Larned, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1960	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1960	Byfield Childs Road, AU	daily rain	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1960	Nebo, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	35 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1960. 1960 had 561 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	385
50 to 100	54
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1