Weather Records on 18 January 1987

1,419 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1987. Highest significance: Ft Sumner, US.

Key Facts for 18 January 1987

On 18 January 1987, 1,419 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
241 were record highs and 357 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 30 were all-time records, 95 monthly and 1,294 daily.
Ft Sumner set an all-time record snow depth of 40.6 cm (16.0 in) on 18 January 1987.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

1,419 stations

1,419 station records on 18 January 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Sumner	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Portales	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dilia	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Borger	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mize 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Demopolis L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Longville	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canadian	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa AP ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
De Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kipling 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thoreau	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Panhandle	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwell 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows of Dan 5 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Navojoa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lookeba 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado Springs Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Childersburg Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lecompton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tylertown 5ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Payson	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa del Huracan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oaknolia 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Suffolk Lake Kilby	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Animas 3ESE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,419 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 174, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 183, Heaviest daily rainfall 425, Heaviest daily snowfall 201, Deepest snow cover 195.

Records on 18 January 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	174
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	183
Heaviest daily rainfall	425
Heaviest daily snowfall	201
Deepest snow cover	195

Records on 18 January 1987 by timescale: all-time 30, monthly 95, daily 1,294.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,147 broken records

Margins by which the 1,147 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1987

Top 20 records on 18 January 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1987	Ft Sumner, US	all-time snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 years	78 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1987	Portales, US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	72 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1987	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1987	Elizabeth, US	monthly rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1987	Greensboro, US	monthly rain	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	82 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1987	Dilia, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1987	Miami, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1987	Quitman 2 NNE, US	monthly rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1987	Taloga, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1987	Canyon, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1987	Sugartown, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1987	Wellington, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1987	Borger, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1987	Las Vegas Muni AP, US	monthly snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	13 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1987	Chattanooga AP, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1987	Mize 3SW, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1987	Demopolis L&D, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1987	Longville, US	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1987	Pedernal 9 E, US	all-time snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1987	Canadian, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1987. 1987 had 1,419 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 100	1,089
100 to 200	50
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1