Weather Records on 21 January 2018

664 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 2018. Highest significance: Goodland, US.

Key Facts for 21 January 2018

On 21 January 2018, 664 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
332 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 644 daily.
Goodland set a daily record snowfall of 20.8 cm (8.2 in) on 21 January 2018.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

664 stations

664 station records on 21 January 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wolf Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Edgemont	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hoosier Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hecla 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Centre Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Phillips	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bellegarde	France	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oral	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schopfheim-Eichen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberporth	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gogerddan	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Severo-Enisejsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-38.0 C (-36.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hecla 1E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sultan Ismail Petra	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiza/Escodola	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Punchbowl Crater 709	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ben Gurion	Israel	Record low minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
M'Puoya	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Semjachik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ewing	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St-Girons	France	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bailey	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Interior 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffrey City	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cabin Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

664 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 161, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 147, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 21 January 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	161
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 21 January 2018 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 644.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

544 broken records

Margins by which the 544 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 2018

Top 20 records on 21 January 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 2018	Goodland, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	103 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
21 January 2018	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2018	Wolf Canyon, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2018	Kwajalein, MH	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2018	Wamsutter, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2018	Harrison, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2018	Edgemont, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2018	Hill City, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2018	Sion 2, CH	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2018	Hoosier Pass, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2018	Hecla 1E, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2018	N Platte Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2018	Centre Island, AU	daily rain	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2018	Palisade, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2018	Chugwater, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	107 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2018	Phillips, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2018	Washta, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	110 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2018	Cheyenne, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2018	Bellegarde, FR	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2018	Oral, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	10 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

1793 to 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2018. 2018 had 664 records.

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

Records on 01-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1800	2
1803	1
1804	2
1829	1
1838	3
1840	2
1845	2
1846	1
1850	2
1864	2
1866	4
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1876	1
1878	4
1880	3
1881	4
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	2
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	15
1900	5
1901	4
1902	8
1903	18
1904	30
1905	3
1906	53
1907	10
1908	11
1909	25
1910	11
1911	8
1912	7
1913	23
1914	37
1915	47
1916	38
1917	83
1918	49
1919	14
1920	75
1921	54
1922	35
1923	62
1924	535
1925	103
1926	157
1927	447
1928	206
1929	132
1930	616
1931	112
1932	167
1933	572
1934	255
1935	771
1936	314
1937	852
1938	250
1939	305
1940	562
1941	205
1942	522
1943	1,168
1944	324
1945	290
1946	339
1947	205
1948	387
1949	452
1950	643
1951	367
1952	436
1953	325
1954	1,094
1955	399
1956	653
1957	527
1958	506
1959	936
1960	319
1961	746
1962	741
1963	761
1964	771
1965	251
1966	636
1967	511
1968	1,179
1969	927
1970	1,770
1971	672
1972	598
1973	573
1974	992
1975	496
1976	860
1977	549
1978	1,301
1979	1,675
1980	425
1981	972
1982	1,339
1983	1,179
1984	2,132
1985	2,457
1986	883
1987	934
1988	771
1989	511
1990	927
1991	559
1992	447
1993	1,763
1994	1,195
1995	1,276
1996	528
1997	950
1998	606
1999	1,387
2000	686
2001	736
2002	796
2003	690
2004	535
2005	1,111
2006	1,116
2007	1,955
2008	1,061
2009	788
2010	1,166
2011	836
2012	1,148
2013	455
2014	522
2015	426
2016	580
2017	1,248
2018	664
2019	526
2020	894
2021	626
2022	430
2023	517
2024	1,015
2025	1,387
2026	201

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	512
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1