Weather Records on 18 January 2011

755 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 2011. Highest significance: Darby, US.

Key Facts for 18 January 2011

On 18 January 2011, 755 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
281 were record highs and 134 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 713 daily.
Darby set a daily record precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 18 January 2011.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

755 stations

755 station records on 18 January 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Darby	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Flamingo Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dry Tortugas	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Perrine 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Malta 35 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Troutdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ocracoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harlem	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cabin Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Otis	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belltower	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Richmond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Larrimah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Center 4SE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pretty Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Atkinson Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Theilman 1SSW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Springs	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bayboro 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marinette	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

755 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 200, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 85, Deepest snow cover 99.

Records on 18 January 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	200
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	85
Deepest snow cover	99

Records on 18 January 2011 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 28, daily 713.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

553 broken records

Margins by which the 553 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 2011

Top 20 records on 18 January 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 2011	Darby, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2011	Flamingo Rs, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2011	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2011	Savage, US	all-time snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2011	Sugarloaf Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2011	Dry Tortugas, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2011	Cedar Is, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2011	Glendower Station, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2011	Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2011	Perrine 4W, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2011	Malta 35 S, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2011	Ekalaka, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	77 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2011	Troutdale, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2011	Titusville, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2011	Faulkton, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2011	Pollock, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2011	Stephan 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2011	Ocracoke, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2011	Harlem, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2011	Sidney, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	56 years	42 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2011. 2011 had 755 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	524
100 to 200	20
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2