Weather Records on 18 January 1990

1,536 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1990. Highest significance: Jefferson, US.

Key Facts for 18 January 1990

On 18 January 1990, 1,536 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
958 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 75 monthly and 1,460 daily.
Jefferson set a daily record precipitation of 102.1 mm (4.0 in) on 18 January 1990.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

1,536 stations

1,536 station records on 18 January 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ferris	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yeelirrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gilmer 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gorum Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Linden	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dacus	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Emory	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dekalb	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ethel Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glen-Ayle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhart FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Narryer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilburton 9 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jewett	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dal-Ftw Wscmo AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buttah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Vernon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shaoguan	China	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Homer 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Keithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lybrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boxelder 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record snow depth	238.8 cm (94.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wondinong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koran	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,536 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 513, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 445, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 409, Heaviest daily snowfall 62, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 18 January 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	513
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	445
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	409
Heaviest daily snowfall	62
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 18 January 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 75, daily 1,460.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,259 broken records

Margins by which the 1,259 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1990

Top 20 records on 18 January 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1990	Jefferson, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1990	Bell Ranch, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	75 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1990	Ferris, US	monthly rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	111.7 mm (4.4 in)	24 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1990	Yeelirrie, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1990	Hermit 8 SE, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1990	Gilmer 4 WNW, US	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1990	Ennis, US	monthly rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1990	Gorum Fire Twr, US	monthly rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1990	Winnsboro 5 SSE, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1990	Balfour Downs, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1990	Linden, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1990	Dacus, US	monthly rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1990	Emory, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1990	Kaufman 3 SE, US	monthly rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1990	Fulton, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1990	Dekalb, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1990	Baton Rouge Metro AP, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1990	Ethel Creek, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1990	Seligman, US	monthly snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1990	Springer, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	50 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1990. 1990 had 1,536 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 100	1,239
100 to 200	15
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1