Weather Records on 18 January 2015

526 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 2015. Highest significance: Juncos 1 SE, PR.

Key Facts for 18 January 2015

On 18 January 2015, 526 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
297 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 517 daily.
Juncos 1 SE set a daily record precipitation of 51.8 mm (2.0 in) on 18 January 2015.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

526 stations

526 station records on 18 January 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lancang	China	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pittsfield Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chuxiong	China	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Trapani Birgi	Italy	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lincang	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Simao	China	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	122.0 cm (48.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	Spain	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
NE Phila AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pullman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yeelirrie	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rauland	Norway	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Westchester Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record snow depth	162.0 cm (63.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Royal Oak 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record snow depth	87.0 cm (34.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bykle - Kultran	Norway	Record snow depth	181.0 cm (71.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Craibstone	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cavalier 7NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laguardia AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Teterboro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lijing	China	Record low maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pervomajskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerton 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Paz (City)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zlatoust	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Olenja Rechka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington New Castle Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

526 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 159, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 18 January 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	159
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 18 January 2015 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 517.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

427 broken records

Margins by which the 427 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 630.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 2015

Top 20 records on 18 January 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 2015	Juncos 1 SE, PR	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2015	Lancang, CN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2015	Pittsfield Muni AP, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2015	Goldendale, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	101 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2015	Chuxiong, CN	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2015	The Dalles, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2015	Ritzville 1 SSE, US	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	108 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2015	Trapani Birgi, IT	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2015	Indian Mills 2 W, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2015	Hopewell, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2015	Lincang, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2015	Simao, CN	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2015	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	141 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2015	Tetonia Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2015	Hafslo, NO	daily snow depth	122.0 cm (48.0 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2015	Cadiz, ES	daily rain	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2015	Canyon Dam, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2015	Allerton, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	107 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2015	NE Phila AP, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2015	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	93 years	41 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2015. 2015 had 526 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 100	419
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1