Weather Records on 18 January 1999

909 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1999. Highest significance: Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US.

Key Facts for 18 January 1999

On 18 January 1999, 909 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
490 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 894 daily.
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 18 January 1999.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

909 stations

909 station records on 18 January 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mardathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Massena Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clearfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Big Piney	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kalumburu Mission	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St. Lucia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtapa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Polis	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leadhills	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chaska	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caribou 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Patrias	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inyokern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Owatonna	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Malpais	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wapello	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holley	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Guzman (Obs)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

909 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 297, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 193, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 221, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 18 January 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	297
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	193
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 18 January 1999 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 894.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

696 broken records

Margins by which the 696 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1999

Top 20 records on 18 January 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1999	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1999	Red Lake Indian Agcy, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1999	Ukiah, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1999	Mardathuna, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1999	Massena Intl AP, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1999	Mt Pulaski, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1999	Clearfield, US	monthly rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1999	Big Piney, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1999	Kalumburu Mission, AU	daily low min	17.5 C (63.5 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1999	Cape St. Lucia, ZA	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1999	Bowman Dam, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1999	Maitland Downs Station, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1999	Larimore 4SW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1999	Vandalia, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1999	Bosque del Apache, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	95 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1999	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	100 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1999	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily high min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1999	Princeville, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	65 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1999	Charlevoix, US	daily high max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1999	Hatteras, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	40 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1999. 1999 had 909 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 25	629
25 to 50	39
50 to 75	14
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	2