Weather Records on 18 January 1986

1,359 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1986. Highest significance: Seattle Urban Site, US.

Key Facts for 18 January 1986

On 18 January 1986, 1,359 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
667 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 1,299 daily.
Seattle Urban Site set an all-time record daily precipitation of 107.2 mm (4.2 in) on 18 January 1986.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

1,359 stations

1,359 station records on 18 January 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bonn-Friesdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Strijen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	168.5 mm (6.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grebenhain-Herchenhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Modautal-Neunkirchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Schluchtern-Herolz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Schwalbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Shelton	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Engelskirchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roetgen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Schotten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Barendrecht	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oss	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tanhurst Est, Umzint	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Frammersbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Heinsberg-Schleiden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Homburg/Saar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ijsselmonde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oud Alblas	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mill	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St Anthonis	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tilburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gilze-Rijen_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Neudenau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Valkenburg (L)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eberbach/Neckar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beerfelden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frasers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lomba Alta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fladungen-Heufurt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gossweinstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bischbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sawoti	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Groot Ammers	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rietbron (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Angeles	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ludenscheid (Zeppelin-Gymnasiu	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Koln-Stammheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Remscheid-Lennep	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weismain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wuppertal-Buchenhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tweespruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Koln-Bonn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elsdorf/Erftkreis	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-34.8 C (-30.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Duisburg-Laar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,359 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 339, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 328, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 574, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 18 January 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	339
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	328
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	574
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 18 January 1986 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 57, daily 1,299.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,109 broken records

Margins by which the 1,109 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1986

Top 20 records on 18 January 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1986	Seattle Urban Site, US	all-time rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	73 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1986	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	66 years	69 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1986	Umlaas Waterworks, ZA	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1986	Bonn-Friesdorf, DE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1986	Monroe, US	monthly rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1986	Everett, US	monthly rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1986	Strijen, NL	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1986	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	168.5 mm (6.6 in)	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1986	Grebenhain-Herchenhain, DE	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1986	Modautal-Neunkirchen, DE	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1986	Schluchtern-Herolz, DE	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1986	Bad Schwalbach, DE	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1986	Shelton, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1986	Engelskirchen, DE	daily rain	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1986	Roetgen, DE	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1986	Schotten, DE	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1986	Barendrecht, NL	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1986	Oss, NL	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1986	Tanhurst Est, Umzint, ZA	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1986	Randwick Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	51 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1986. 1986 had 1,359 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	1,094
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1