Weather Records on 18 January 1976

835 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1976. Highest significance: Campbell (Mun), ZA.

Key Facts for 18 January 1976

On 18 January 1976, 835 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
180 were record highs and 505 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 809 daily.
Campbell (Mun) set a daily record precipitation of 85.0 mm (3.3 in) on 18 January 1976.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

835 stations

835 station records on 18 January 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Steeunmekaar (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	146.0 cm (57.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Venterslaager, Bergv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	215.0 cm (84.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	146.0 cm (57.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barisaho	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Skjomen	Norway	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Penjamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record snow depth	118.0 cm (46.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willis 5 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Verma	Norway	Record snow depth	135.0 cm (53.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cordele	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

835 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 301, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 204, Heaviest daily rainfall 86, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 18 January 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	301
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	204
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 18 January 1976 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 20, daily 809.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

640 broken records

Margins by which the 640 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 690.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1976

Top 20 records on 18 January 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1976	Campbell (Mun), ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	77 years	72 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1976	Steeunmekaar (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1976	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1976	Aunet, NO	all-time snow depth	146.0 cm (57.5 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1976	Port Stanley, CA	daily low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	94 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1976	Venterslaager, Bergv, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1976	Woodstock, CA	daily low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1976	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1976	Juneau AP, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1976	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily snow depth	215.0 cm (84.6 in)	69.0 cm (27.2 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1976	Lien I Selbu, NO	daily snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1976	Ridgetown, CA	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1976	Susendal, NO	daily snow depth	146.0 cm (57.5 in)	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	73 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1976	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1976	Brockville, CA	daily low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1976	Barisaho, GE	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1976	Asheville, US	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1976	Lucknow, CA	daily low min	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1976	Skjomen, NO	daily snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1976	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	82 years	37 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1976. 1976 had 835 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	625
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1