Weather Records on 18 January 1980

517 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1980. Highest significance: Warruwi, AU.

Key Facts for 18 January 1980

On 18 January 1980, 517 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
189 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 504 daily.
Warruwi set a daily record precipitation of 182.0 mm (7.2 in) on 18 January 1980.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

517 stations

517 station records on 18 January 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.0 mm (7.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Governador Fernando Costa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	165.7 mm (6.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Chicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Castores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lander AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Altair	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	124.1 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Velho (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Monte Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	176.4 mm (6.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Reagan Natl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tamandua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Olimpia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monteagle	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gastonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orderville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Douglas AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Juca Casimiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cumming 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pryor	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Timberville 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Puntilla	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Patuxent River NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
North Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lincolnton	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roanoke-Blacksburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Piracaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.3 C (102.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aiuruoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Novais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amos	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Lyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pedra Bela	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ferron	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Major Gercino	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Onda Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barrett Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Koosharem	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Ridge Atdd	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

517 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 253, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 18 January 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 18 January 1980 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 10, daily 504.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

425 broken records

Margins by which the 425 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 249.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1980

Top 20 records on 18 January 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1980	Warruwi, AU	daily rain	182.0 mm (7.2 in)	142.1 mm (5.6 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1980	Governador Fernando Costa, BR	all-time rain	165.7 mm (6.5 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1980	Usina Do Chicao, BR	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1980	Castores, BR	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1980	Lander AP, US	daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1980	Altair, BR	daily rain	124.1 mm (4.9 in)	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1980	Pedro Velho (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1980	Fazenda Monte Alegre, BR	all-time rain	176.4 mm (6.9 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1980	Washington Reagan Natl AP, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1980	Lynchburg Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1980	Tamandua, BR	all-time rain	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1980	Olimpia, BR	daily rain	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1980	Monteagle, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1980	Cody, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1980	Gastonia, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1980	Morgan 1 W, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	79 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1980	Richmond Intl AP, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1980	Castle Dale, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1980	Monte Alto, BR	daily rain	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1980	Lewisburg 3 N, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	53 years	33 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1980. 1980 had 517 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	399
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1