Weather Records on 18 January 2000

1,141 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 2000. Highest significance: Elkin, US.

Key Facts for 18 January 2000

On 18 January 2000, 1,141 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
703 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 1,089 daily.
Elkin set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 18 January 2000.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

1,141 stations

1,141 station records on 18 January 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elkin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Randleman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cullendore (Ashglen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Kerr Scott Resv	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yadkinville 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Turnersburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuk	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minchumina	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Penn Yan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mitt. Paamiut	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Malpais	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows of Dan 5 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Iaeger 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
College Obsy	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,141 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 388, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 315, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 138, Heaviest daily snowfall 116, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 18 January 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	388
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	315
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	116
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 18 January 2000 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 48, daily 1,089.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

876 broken records

Margins by which the 876 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 2000

Top 20 records on 18 January 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 2000	Elkin, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	85 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2000	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	105 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2000	Statesville 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	98 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2000	Sierraville Rs, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	85 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2000	Lenoir, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	127 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2000	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2000	Randleman, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2000	Salisbury, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	106 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2000	Cullendore (Ashglen), AU	daily rain	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2000	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2000	Greensboro AP, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2000	Cooperstown, US	monthly low max	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2000	Cold Bay AP, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2000	Lugano, CH	monthly high min	10.7 C (51.3 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	83 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2000	Willard 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2000	Moab, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	104 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2000	Red Rvr, US	monthly high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2000	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	monthly high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	89 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2000	Paonia 1SW, US	monthly high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2000	W Kerr Scott Resv, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 years	46 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2000. 2000 had 1,141 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	527
2016	599
2017	799
2018	1,033
2019	490
2020	932
2021	371
2022	423
2023	941
2024	1,075
2025	987
2026	350

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	852
100 to 200	22
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1