Weather Records on 18 January 1997

1,026 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1997. Highest significance: Kalispell Glacier AP, US.

Key Facts for 18 January 1997

On 18 January 1997, 1,026 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
147 were record highs and 401 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 984 daily.
Kalispell Glacier AP set a daily record snow depth of 114.3 cm (45.0 in) on 18 January 1997.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

1,026 stations

1,026 station records on 18 January 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kenai AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Navios Viejos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blunt	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Itaobim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Papasquiaro (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake 15 W	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hechi	China	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shiptons Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Soledad Nte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Upington Agr.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ahome	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalupe Y Calvo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Rosario	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chipinge	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calkini (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fidelandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Santa Cecilia Do Butui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mascota (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Worms	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Topolobampo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,026 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 288, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 295, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 168.

Records on 18 January 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	288
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	295
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	168

Records on 18 January 1997 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 27, daily 984.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

794 broken records

Margins by which the 794 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1997

Top 20 records on 18 January 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1997	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	45 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1997	Mobridge 2NNW, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1997	Kenai AP, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	89 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1997	Griquatown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1997	Timber Lake, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1997	Navios Viejos, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1997	Roodebloem, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1997	Blunt, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1997	Tashkent, UZ	monthly rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	113 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1997	Beatrice Hill, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	108 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1997	Itaobim, BR	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1997	Riddle, US	monthly high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	83 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1997	Elkhorn, US	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	103 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1997	Guanacevi (Smn), MX	all-time low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1997	Santiago Papasquiaro (Smn), MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1997	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1997	Snowflake 15 W, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1997	Redwood Falls Muni AP, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1997	Hechi, CN	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1997	Snowflake, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	98 years	45 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1997. 1997 had 1,026 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	736
100 to 200	36
200 to 300	12
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	2