Weather Records on 18 January 1993

1,383 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1993. Highest significance: Canelo 1 NW, US.

Key Facts for 18 January 1993

On 18 January 1993, 1,383 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
729 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,324 daily.
Canelo 1 NW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 18 January 1993.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

1,383 stations

1,383 station records on 18 January 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Longwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle 4 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Termo 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sisters	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mooroopna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tulelake	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Claflin	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Mountain 4SE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moxee City 10 E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tarwin Lower (Riverside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shelley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mogen	Norway	Record snow depth	180.0 cm (70.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ournie (Waralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodend (Carlisle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glendora Fc 287B	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ice Harbor Dam	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Koetong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Towong Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record snow depth	289.6 cm (114.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Danggali Conservation Park (Hy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,383 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 387, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 342, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 327, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 202.

Records on 18 January 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	387
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	342
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	327
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	202

Records on 18 January 1993 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 45, daily 1,324.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,142 broken records

Margins by which the 1,142 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 788.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1993

Top 20 records on 18 January 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1993	Canelo 1 NW, US	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	76 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1993	Corryong (Parish Lane), AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	82 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1993	Eldorado, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1993	Murchison, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1993	Tallangatta (Bullioh), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	82 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1993	Orleans 2 W, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1993	Newell, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1993	Longwood, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1993	Medina, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1993	Wymah (Gwandallen), AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1993	Rapid City Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1993	Doyle 4 SSE, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1993	Termo 1 E, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1993	Sisters, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	45.8 cm (18.0 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1993	Mooroopna, AU	monthly rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1993	Tulelake, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1993	Aberdeen Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1993	Claflin, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1993	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	77 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1993	Battle Mountain 4SE, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1993. 1993 had 1,383 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	1,070
100 to 200	49
200 to 300	12
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1
700 to 800	1