Weather Records on 18 January 1971

953 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1971. Highest significance: Coonamble Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 18 January 1971

On 18 January 1971, 953 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
495 were record highs and 200 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 78 monthly and 870 daily.
Coonamble Comparison set a daily record precipitation of 44.7 mm (1.8 in) on 18 January 1971.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

953 stations

953 station records on 18 January 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Resolution A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-56.2 C (-69.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Banderlierkop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bybera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yuleba State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Reno Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kindon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabilla (Boonal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nqadu Heights (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Ag Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palm Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Smythe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yangan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emgcewe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kafferrivier (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kanab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kelvin (Carellan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

953 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 302, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 193, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 214, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 18 January 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	302
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	193
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 18 January 1971 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 78, daily 870.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

752 broken records

Margins by which the 752 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1971

Top 20 records on 18 January 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1971	Coonamble Comparison, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1971	Mqanduli (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1971	Ft Bidwell, US	monthly high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1971	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1971	Pahoa 65, US	daily rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1971	Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede, AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1971	Fort Resolution A, CA	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1971	Brockville, CA	daily low max	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1971	Welland, CA	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1971	Parker, US	monthly high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1971	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1971	Cedarville, US	monthly high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	67 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1971	Somerton (Bective Estate), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1971	Dawson, CA	monthly low min	-56.2 C (-69.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	70 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1971	Clover Valley, US	monthly high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1971	Western Creek, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1971	Yuleba Garden St, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1971	Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, US	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1971	Chillagoe Atherton Street, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1971	Port Stanley, CA	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	83 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1971. 1971 had 953 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	740
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2