Weather Records on 18 January 1984

1,630 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1984. Highest significance: Springfield 2W, US.

Key Facts for 18 January 1984

On 18 January 1984, 1,630 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
102 were record highs and 785 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 20 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 1,560 daily.
Springfield 2W set a daily record snowfall of 14.0 cm (5.5 in) on 18 January 1984.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

1,630 stations

1,630 station records on 18 January 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Springfield 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Allardt	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oneida	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anqing	China	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burkesville 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manassas 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shanghai/Hongqiao	China	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haswell	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huoshan	China	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore-Washington Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conowingo Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hefei	China	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laverne	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Martin U of T Branch Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clay	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Cave	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waco 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sayre	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dalecarlia Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coraopolis Neville Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,630 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 351, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 434, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 347, Deepest snow cover 218.

Records on 18 January 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	351
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	434
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	347
Deepest snow cover	218

Records on 18 January 1984 by timescale: all-time 20, monthly 50, daily 1,560.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,346 broken records

Margins by which the 1,346 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1984

Top 20 records on 18 January 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1984	Springfield 2W, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	90 years	75 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1984	Wilsonville, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1984	Kljuchi, RU	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1984	Sharon Springs, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1984	Claude, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1984	Elkins- Randolph Co AP, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1984	Elkhart, US	all-time low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1984	Deseret, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1984	Goodwell Rsch STN, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1984	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1984	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	78 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1984	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	90 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1984	Wilsonville, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1984	Allardt, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1984	Oneida, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1984	Anqing, CN	daily rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1984	Burkesville 2 W, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1984	Manassas 3 NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1984	Shanghai/Hongqiao, CN	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1984	Flagler 1S, US	all-time low min	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	64 years	45 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1984. 1984 had 1,630 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	1,135
50 to 100	138
100 to 150	57
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	4