Weather Records on 18 January 1962

652 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1962. Highest significance: Wyalong Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 18 January 1962

On 18 January 1962, 652 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 623 daily.
Wyalong Post Office set an all-time record daily precipitation of 140.5 mm (5.5 in) on 18 January 1962.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

652 stations

652 station records on 18 January 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bolagamy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lake Cargelligo (Merri-Merriga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Big Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
De Rust (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Newnham (Rocherlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Campbells Forest (Yarraberb)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stilbaai (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yarroweyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
South Springfield (South Sprin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Broederstroom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Protem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dassieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rust-En-Vrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tierhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bethungra (Retreat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetendals Vallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston (Willanthry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wallendbeen (Corang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Windermere (Acacia House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Humula (Rylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Welbedagt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gouna (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Adolphskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ungarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eurobin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Myrtle Bank (Lanoma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Klipbanksfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harden (East St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Naradhan (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caragabal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Matiwa (B0S)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	199.5 mm (7.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Denver WSO City	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

652 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 383, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 18 January 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	383
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 18 January 1962 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 24, daily 623.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

587 broken records

Margins by which the 587 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1962

Top 20 records on 18 January 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1962	Wyalong Post Office, AU	all-time rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	75 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1962	Cape Agulhas, ZA	monthly rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 years	68 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1962	Bolagamy, AU	all-time rain	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1962	Lake Cargelligo (Merri-Merriga, AU	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1962	Big Hill Reservoir, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1962	Millwood (Bos), ZA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1962	De Rust (Pol), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1962	Marsden (Merungle), AU	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1962	Newnham (Rocherlea), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1962	Collector (Brookdale), AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1962	Campbells Forest (Yarraberb), AU	monthly rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1962	Stilbaai (Bos), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1962	Yarroweyah, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1962	South Springfield (South Sprin, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1962	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1962	Woodville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1962	Broederstroom (Bos), ZA	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1962	Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1962	Protem, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1962	Dassieshoek, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	50 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1962. 1962 had 652 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	551
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1