Weather Records on 19 January 2018

622 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 2018. Highest significance: Ft Robinson, US.

Key Facts for 19 January 2018

On 19 January 2018, 622 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
353 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 606 daily.
Ft Robinson set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 19 January 2018.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

622 stations

622 station records on 19 January 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Cooktown Mission Strip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	250.0 mm (9.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hazelmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	320.0 mm (12.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 5 775	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Olive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	229.0 mm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.6 cm (14.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nampula	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wisdom	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
East Sale Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.9 C (105.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Victoria	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sisseton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flemingsburg 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warracknabeal Museum	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	50.0 C (122.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Novy-Port	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-39.5 C (-39.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Agata	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-56.6 C (-69.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Verhneimbatsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-45.9 C (-50.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Novy-Port	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-42.1 C (-43.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Campo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kareeya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ouyen (Post Office)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baytown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benning Lawson Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kyancutta	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	47.3 C (117.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Murwillumbah (Bray Park)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walpeup Research	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.4 C (115.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

622 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 211, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 98, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 19 January 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	211
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	98
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 19 January 2018 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 606.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

503 broken records

Margins by which the 503 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 2018

Top 20 records on 19 January 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 2018	Ft Robinson, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 January 2018	Cooktown Mission Strip, AU	monthly rain	250.0 mm (9.8 in)	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	20 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2018	Hazelmere, AU	monthly rain	320.0 mm (12.6 in)	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 January 2018	Mystic Lake, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2018	Ft Robinson, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2018	Nuuanu Rsch 5 775, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	112 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2018	Canyon, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2018	Mount Olive, AU	monthly rain	229.0 mm (9.0 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2018	Launceston Airport, AU	daily high max	36.2 C (97.2 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2018	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2018	Batesburg, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2018	Milan Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2018	Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	122 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2018	Intl Falls Intl AP, US	daily high max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	110 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2018	Ely AP, US	daily snowfall	36.6 cm (14.4 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2018	Nampula, MZ	daily rain	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2018	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily high min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2018	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2018	Castle Rock, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	95 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2018	Trinidad, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	40 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

1796 to 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2018. 2018 had 622 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-19 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1800	1
1804	1
1822	1
1838	1
1843	1
1849	1
1853	1
1855	1
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	2
1871	1
1873	2
1874	2
1875	6
1876	5
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	1
1893	5
1894	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	7
1899	17
1900	8
1901	6
1902	5
1903	11
1904	26
1905	6
1906	6
1907	30
1908	7
1909	11
1910	37
1911	16
1912	11
1913	6
1914	39
1915	101
1916	46
1917	102
1918	66
1919	17
1920	116
1921	53
1922	45
1923	81
1924	141
1925	228
1926	190
1927	223
1928	526
1929	444
1930	617
1931	240
1932	160
1933	479
1934	147
1935	634
1936	777
1937	1,019
1938	361
1939	221
1940	1,781
1941	285
1942	471
1943	1,183
1944	452
1945	334
1946	850
1947	253
1948	540
1949	704
1950	1,044
1951	748
1952	704
1953	421
1954	276
1955	375
1956	457
1957	389
1958	627
1959	439
1960	368
1961	373
1962	1,086
1963	961
1964	327
1965	349
1966	583
1967	532
1968	759
1969	669
1970	1,128
1971	1,056
1972	636
1973	677
1974	964
1975	662
1976	846
1977	1,566
1978	953
1979	1,535
1980	656
1981	1,054
1982	776
1983	548
1984	1,499
1985	606
1986	1,737
1987	1,321
1988	1,377
1989	999
1990	1,356
1991	542
1992	757
1993	900
1994	2,752
1995	1,036
1996	1,824
1997	817
1998	784
1999	1,081
2000	1,061
2001	854
2002	712
2003	692
2004	813
2005	974
2006	1,418
2007	1,917
2008	1,731
2009	817
2010	814
2011	595
2012	1,133
2013	583
2014	489
2015	432
2016	682
2017	886
2018	622
2019	478
2020	428
2021	462
2022	456
2023	1,340
2024	828
2025	1,267
2026	293

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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 50	476
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1