Weather Records on 18 January 2017

799 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 2017. Highest significance: White Sands Natl Mon, US.

Key Facts for 18 January 2017

On 18 January 2017, 799 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
480 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 773 daily.
White Sands Natl Mon set a monthly record daily precipitation of 40.9 mm (1.6 in) on 18 January 2017.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

799 stations

799 station records on 18 January 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
White Sands Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dubois	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Turany	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moffit 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haddam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Owyhee Dam	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Springhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montabaur	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calistoga	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Katy City	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alicante	Spain	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Halfway	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Virtsu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria di Leuc	Italy	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Halfway	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chimacum 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grizzly	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Freer	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rawlinna Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scone Scs	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wisdom	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boardman	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pineville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Soummam	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Andalusia 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sisseton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Baker Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-48.9 C (-56.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

799 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 219, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 261, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 59.

Records on 18 January 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	219
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	261
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	59

Records on 18 January 2017 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 18, daily 773.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

648 broken records

Margins by which the 648 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 2017

Top 20 records on 18 January 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 2017	White Sands Natl Mon, US	monthly rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	68 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2017	Runge, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2017	Dubois, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2017	Turany, CZ	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2017	Moffit 3 SE, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2017	Lufkin Angelina Co AP, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2017	Nevertire, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2017	Haddam, US	monthly rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2017	Spencer Meadow, US	monthly rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2017	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2017	Owyhee Dam, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2017	Hayward Rs, US	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	109 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2017	Springhill, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2017	Lead, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2017	Monterey, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	111 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2017	San Augustine, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2017	Montabaur, DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	77 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2017	Calistoga, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2017	Crowley 2 NE, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	110 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2017	Batesburg, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2017. 2017 had 799 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 2026-10-15 (15 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	607
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1