Weather Records on 18 January 1982

1,267 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1982. Highest significance: Roebuck Plains, AU.

Key Facts for 18 January 1982

On 18 January 1982, 1,267 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
145 were record highs and 671 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 70 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 1,146 daily.
Roebuck Plains set a daily record precipitation of 239.4 mm (9.4 in) on 18 January 1982.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

1,267 stations

1,267 station records on 18 January 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roebuck Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	239.4 mm (9.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Broome Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mummulgum (Bingeebeebra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.0 mm (6.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mitzic	Gabon	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Miamisburg	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hawarden	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yalwal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Tite	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-44.0 C (-47.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tambar Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Doyles Creek (Wood Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Long Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canoe Brook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monto Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kullogum Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moonan Flat (High St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riverhead Rsch Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington New Castle Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Avington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Knittlingen	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,267 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 298, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 373, Heaviest daily rainfall 230, Heaviest daily snowfall 71, Deepest snow cover 150.

Records on 18 January 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	298
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	373
Heaviest daily rainfall	230
Heaviest daily snowfall	71
Deepest snow cover	150

Records on 18 January 1982 by timescale: all-time 70, monthly 51, daily 1,146.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

999 broken records

Margins by which the 999 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1982

Top 20 records on 18 January 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1982	Roebuck Plains, AU	daily rain	239.4 mm (9.4 in)	174.4 mm (6.9 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1982	Flemington 5 NNW, US	all-time low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	82 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1982	Freehold-Marlboro, US	all-time low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	82 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1982	Hightstown 2 W, US	all-time low max	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	82 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1982	Somerville 4 NW, US	all-time low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	63 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1982	Sussex 1 NW, US	all-time low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	86 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1982	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1982	Broome Airport, AU	daily rain	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1982	Coatesville 1 SW, US	all-time low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	82 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1982	W Chester 2 NW, US	all-time low max	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	82 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1982	Gettysburg, US	all-time low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1982	Bolivar, US	all-time low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1982	Tryon, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1982	Tabulam Post Office, AU	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	3 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1982	Mummulgum (Bingeebeebra), AU	daily rain	171.0 mm (6.7 in)	99.9 mm (3.9 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1982	Mitzic, GA	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1982	Lake Wenatchee, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1982	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1982	Gyshgy, TM	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1982	Willmar Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	62 years	47 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1982. 1982 had 1,267 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 January 1982
Margin	Records
0 to 100	975
100 to 200	23
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1