Weather Records on 18 January 2010

720 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 2010. Highest significance: Audubon, US.

Key Facts for 18 January 2010

On 18 January 2010, 720 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
350 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 702 daily.
Audubon set a daily record snow depth of 68.6 cm (27.0 in) on 18 January 2010.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

720 stations

720 station records on 18 January 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Audubon	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Howells	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph 6 S	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fuerteventura/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Evandale (Cambock Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Longley (Telopea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brogo (Hawks Head Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon (Samuel Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman Fisheries STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria/Gan	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mirboo North Water Board	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Town (Greenhill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Takaroa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heraklion	Greece	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Chimalapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bjorheim I Ryfylke	Norway	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carrington 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yankton 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wateree Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Powhatan	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Agartala	India	Record low maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Omaha Eppley Airfield	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chain of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gross Lusewitz	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

720 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 199, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 73.

Records on 18 January 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	199
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	73

Records on 18 January 2010 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 15, daily 702.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

603 broken records

Margins by which the 603 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 458.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 2010

Top 20 records on 18 January 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 2010	Audubon, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	98 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2010	Potchefstroom, ZA	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2010	Redig 11 NE, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	45.8 cm (18.0 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2010	Wakefield 3NW, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2010	Howells, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2010	Sac City, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2010	Hastings Chalet, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2010	Milford 4 NW, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2010	Sidney 1SSE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2010	Randolph 6 S, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2010	Fuerteventura/Aeropuerto, ES	daily high max	28.2 C (82.8 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2010	Bloomfield, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2010	Evandale (Cambock Lane), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2010	Lilydale, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2010	Forest City 2 NNE, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2010	Ashland #2, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2010	Creighton, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2010	Belle Fourche, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2010	Iroquois, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2010	Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservo, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	44 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2010. 2010 had 720 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 January 2010
Margin	Records
0 to 100	571
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1