Weather Records on 18 January 1985

536 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1985. Highest significance: Cramond, Albert Fall, ZA.

Key Facts for 18 January 1985

On 18 January 1985, 536 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 530 daily.
Cramond, Albert Fall set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 18 January 1985.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

536 stations

536 station records on 18 January 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cramond, Albert Fall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wirra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arkona	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Naze	Japan	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eiland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manypeaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rostock-Warnemunde	Germany	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plaisance (Mauritiu	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie, Tweedie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.5 C (110.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salitre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Visconde de Maua (Esc.Agrot)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winston	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.5 C (-19.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Antonio (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Borkum-Suderstrasse	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paranapiacaba (Alto da Serra)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkestone, Howick	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vectis, Winterton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Windom	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carmo Do Cajuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-de-Marsan	France	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Friesoythe-Edewechterdam	Germany	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wabash	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inyoko	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gregory Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Duisburg-Laar	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gweru	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cordinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Melo Franco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Conceicao Do Ibitipoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tabuleiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Dura	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ana Dias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Glen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 61 Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Javier	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

536 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 95, Deepest snow cover 69.

Records on 18 January 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	95
Deepest snow cover	69

Records on 18 January 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 530.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

417 broken records

Margins by which the 417 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1985

Top 20 records on 18 January 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1985	Cramond, Albert Fall, ZA	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1985	Wirra, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1985	Arkona, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1985	Naze, JP	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1985	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1985	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1985	Rietpoort, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1985	Wangerooge, DE	daily snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1985	Wabash, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1985	Eiland, ZA	daily rain	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1985	Manypeaks, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1985	Weltevrede, ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1985	Chatham Exp Fa, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1985	Rostock-Warnemunde, DE	daily snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1985	Plaisance (Mauritiu, MU	daily rain	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1985	Elderslie, Tweedie, ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1985	Lancaster 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1985	Putbus, DE	daily snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	67 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1985	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily high max	43.5 C (110.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	83 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1985	Salitre, BR	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1985. 1985 had 536 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	382
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1