Weather Records on 18 January 1996

2,155 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1996. Highest significance: Wahpeton 3 N, US.

Key Facts for 18 January 1996

On 18 January 1996, 2,155 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
730 were record highs and 218 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 153 monthly and 1,987 daily.
Wahpeton 3 N set an all-time record daily snowfall of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 18 January 1996.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 18 January 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Wishek	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Windom	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Fessenden	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wausaukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Jordan 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Pretoria-Burgerspark	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Chaska	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Faribault	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Blockton 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Canby	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Buxton (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bloomer	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Washington Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Holton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Amery	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Solon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
St James Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Buffalo 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
La Moure	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Linton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,155 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 463, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 267, Lowest daily minimum 128, Heaviest daily rainfall 798, Heaviest daily snowfall 287, Deepest snow cover 122.

Records on 18 January 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	463
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	267
Lowest daily minimum	128
Heaviest daily rainfall	798
Heaviest daily snowfall	287
Deepest snow cover	122

Records on 18 January 1996 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 153, daily 1,987.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,782 broken records

Margins by which the 1,782 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 534.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1996

Top 20 records on 18 January 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1996	Wahpeton 3 N, US	all-time snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	85 years	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 January 1996	Weyerhaeuser 1N, US	monthly rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 January 1996	Emmetsburg, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 January 1996	Fergus Falls, US	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 January 1996	Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	102 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 January 1996	Long Prairie, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1996	Wishek, US	monthly snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1996	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1996	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1996	Wahpeton 3 N, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	74 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1996	Wisconsin Rapids, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1996	Windom, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	81 years	73 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1996	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	monthly rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	96 years	73 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1996	Lake Park 3SSE, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1996	Bemidji, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	71 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1996	Wadena 3 S, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1996	Milan 1NW, US	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1996	Clark, US	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1996	Sheldon, US	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1996	Collegeville St John's, US	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	20 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1996. 1996 had 2,155 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	1,656
100 to 200	95
200 to 300	23
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	2