Weather Records on 18 January 1978

1,365 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1978. Highest significance: Plattsburgh AFB, US.

Key Facts for 18 January 1978

On 18 January 1978, 1,365 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 160 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 43 were all-time records, 74 monthly and 1,248 daily.
Plattsburgh AFB set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 18 January 1978.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

1,365 stations

1,365 station records on 18 January 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cayuga Lock #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bolivar	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cortland	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Inchanga (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	119.7 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Olean	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Galeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrone Lock 5	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chemung	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Windham 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Run (River)	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
West Hartford Nepp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Parishville 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barnes	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alibek	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ware	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dansville	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Laramie 11 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Ferry Dam 5O	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
South Wales Emery Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charleroi Lock 4	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,365 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 472, Heaviest daily snowfall 370, Deepest snow cover 301.

Records on 18 January 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	472
Heaviest daily snowfall	370
Deepest snow cover	301

Records on 18 January 1978 by timescale: all-time 43, monthly 74, daily 1,248.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,120 broken records

Margins by which the 1,120 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1978

Top 20 records on 18 January 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1978	Plattsburgh AFB, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1978	Plattsburgh AFB, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1978	Cayuga Lock #1, US	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1978	Bolivar, US	daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1978	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1978	Auburn, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1978	Cortland, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1978	Canton 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.5 cm (11.2 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1978	Inchanga (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	119.7 mm (4.7 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1978	Olean, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1978	Ridgway, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1978	Beaver Falls, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1978	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	86 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1978	Clarion 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1978	Galeton, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1978	Towanda 1 S, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1978	Towanda 1 S, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1978	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	all-time snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1978	Tyrone Lock 5, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1978	Arcade, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20 years	54 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1978. 1978 had 1,365 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	790
50 to 100	176
100 to 150	80
150 to 200	45
200 to 250	17
250 to 300	8
300 to 350	4