Weather Records on 18 January 1977

2,053 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1977. Highest significance: Santa Rita de Cassia, BR.

Key Facts for 18 January 1977

On 18 January 1977, 2,053 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
219 were record highs and 1,367 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 34 were all-time records, 75 monthly and 1,944 daily.
Santa Rita de Cassia set an all-time record daily precipitation of 172.4 mm (6.8 in) on 18 January 1977.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 18 January 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Santa Rita de Cassia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	172.4 mm (6.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Lencois	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Okolona	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Airi (Rochedo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Do Pouso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville Lvstk	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cardston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carway	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pereque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fleming	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,053 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 835, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 532, Heaviest daily rainfall 192, Heaviest daily snowfall 128, Deepest snow cover 147.

Records on 18 January 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	835
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	532
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	128
Deepest snow cover	147

Records on 18 January 1977 by timescale: all-time 34, monthly 75, daily 1,944.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,709 broken records

Margins by which the 1,709 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1977

Top 20 records on 18 January 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1977	Santa Rita de Cassia, BR	all-time rain	172.4 mm (6.8 in)	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	71 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1977	Lencois, BR	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1977	Carrollton Lock 1, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1977	Dardanelle, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	89 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1977	Durham, CA	all-time low min	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	81 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1977	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1977	Springfield, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1977	St Andrews, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1977	Okolona, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1977	Selinsgrove 2 S, US	monthly low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1977	Southport 5 N, US	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1977	Airi (Rochedo), BR	daily rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1977	Southampton, CA	monthly low min	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1977	Morgan 1 W, US	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1977	Rio Do Pouso, BR	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1977	Banff, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1977	Lucknow, CA	monthly low min	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1977	Setauket Strong, US	daily low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	83 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1977	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	99 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1977	Dardanelle, US	daily snowfall	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	3.5 cm (1.4 in)	87 years	20 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1977. 1977 had 2,053 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	1,625
50 to 100	59
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1