Weather Records on 18 January 2008

947 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 2008. Highest significance: Dillalah, AU.

Key Facts for 18 January 2008

On 18 January 2008, 947 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
299 were record highs and 248 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 930 daily.
Dillalah set a daily record precipitation of 103.0 mm (4.1 in) on 18 January 2008.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

947 stations

947 station records on 18 January 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dillalah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	219.2 mm (8.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Karmoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kuantan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown (Hunter Water Boar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Dangar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	252.4 mm (9.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aviemore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston 12 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cacapon St Pk #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lansdowne Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cardbeign	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sola/Vanua Lava Isl	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Borrona Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Deaver	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cattle Camp Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Birraban	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wallen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wealwandangie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alderson	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Kenebree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heart Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Freitag	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cooranbong (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clearmont 5 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Real del Monte	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palizada	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trang	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Free Union	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dingwall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

947 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 151, Highest daily minimum 191, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 260, Heaviest daily snowfall 105, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 18 January 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	151
Highest daily minimum	191
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	105
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 18 January 2008 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 14, daily 930.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

756 broken records

Margins by which the 756 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 2008

Top 20 records on 18 January 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 2008	Dillalah, AU	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 January 2008	Peakvale Station, AU	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2008	Ft Morgan, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	106 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2008	Listowel Downs, AU	all-time rain	219.2 mm (8.6 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2008	Karmoo, AU	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2008	Spring Creek, AU	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2008	Mather 3 NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	97 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2008	Kuantan, MY	daily rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2008	Grahamstown (Hunter Water Boar, AU	monthly rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2008	Mount Dangar, AU	daily rain	252.4 mm (9.9 in)	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2008	Minnie Downs, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2008	Aviemore, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2008	Great Falls 16St, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	115 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2008	Livingston 12 S, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2008	Cacapon St Pk #2, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2008	Lansdowne Station, AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2008	Cardbeign, AU	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2008	Sola/Vanua Lava Isl, VU	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2008	Wanaaring (Borrona Downs), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2008	Raymond Terrace (Kinross), AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2008. 2008 had 947 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 50	694
50 to 100	45
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	3