Weather Records on 18 January 2012

914 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 2012. Highest significance: Condon, US.

Key Facts for 18 January 2012

On 18 January 2012, 914 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
285 were record highs and 133 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 864 daily.
Condon set a daily record snowfall of 39.1 cm (15.4 in) on 18 January 2012.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

914 stations

914 station records on 18 January 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Condon	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.1 cm (15.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lacrosse	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wallowa	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mayfield Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lind 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Moro	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dufur	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Magic Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Manzini/Matsapa Air	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coramba (Glenfiddich)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	207.6 mm (8.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mud Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Phuket Airport	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Miling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dufur	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elwha Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jump Off Joe	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lord Howe Island Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clackamas Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salt Creek Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
King Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bickleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coulee Dam 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Connell 12 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Railroad Overpass	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Judal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rapids Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Craig	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roaring River	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Langlois #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Irish Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mores Creek Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

914 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 147, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 138, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 376, Heaviest daily snowfall 103, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 18 January 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	147
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	138
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	376
Heaviest daily snowfall	103
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 18 January 2012 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 45, daily 864.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

722 broken records

Margins by which the 722 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 2012

Top 20 records on 18 January 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 2012	Condon, US	daily snowfall	39.1 cm (15.4 in)	28.9 cm (11.4 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2012	Lacrosse, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	98 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2012	Wallowa, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	74 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2012	Mayfield Pwr Plt, US	all-time snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	3 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2012	Lind 3 NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2012	Moro, US	daily snowfall	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	74 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2012	Lewiston AP, US	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2012	Dufur, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	98 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2012	Pomeroy, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	104 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2012	Magic Mountain, US	all-time rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2012	Manzini/Matsapa Air, SZ	daily rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2012	Coramba (Glenfiddich), AU	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	116 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2012	Olympia AP, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2012	Fairfield Rs, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2012	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	207.6 mm (8.2 in)	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2012	Odessa, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2012	Dallas 2 NE, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2012	Wasco, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2012	Mud Ridge, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2012	Phuket Airport, TH	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	50 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2012. 2012 had 914 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 50	646
50 to 100	39
100 to 150	24
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	3