Weather Records on 23 January 2018

643 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 2018. Highest significance: Canton, US.

Key Facts for 23 January 2018

On 23 January 2018, 643 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
192 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 626 daily.
Canton set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 23 January 2018.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

643 stations

643 station records on 23 January 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Jordan 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Clinton Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wayne	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kielder Castle	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
St James Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yankton 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Owatonna	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Owatonna	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rosemount Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Worthington 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Centre Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.6 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
River Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Keaau 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hawarden	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
M'Puoya	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record low minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valujki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Durand	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gresham 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yankton 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Geneva Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Afton - Janesville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque L&D 11	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.4 C (-42.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tryvasshogda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeland 1NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

643 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 249, Heaviest daily snowfall 86, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 23 January 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	249
Heaviest daily snowfall	86
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 23 January 2018 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 626.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

551 broken records

Margins by which the 551 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

23 January 2018

Top 20 records on 23 January 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 2018	Canton, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	120 years	79 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2018	Kennebec, US	monthly rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	73 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2018	Lake Park 3SSE, US	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2018	Jordan 1SSW, US	daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	22.3 cm (8.8 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2018	Sanborn, US	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2018	Estherville 4E, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2018	Clinton Wwtp, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2018	W Pt, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2018	Wayne, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2018	Wayne, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	69 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2018	Kielder Castle, GB	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2018	St James Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2018	Yankton 2 E, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2018	Belvidere Wwtp, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2018	Washta, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	118 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2018	Jordan 1SSW, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2018	Owatonna, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2018	Owatonna, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2018	Rosemount Rsch & Outreach Ctr, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2018	Worthington 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 years	53 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2018. 2018 had 643 records.

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

Records on 01-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1800	2
1812	1
1815	1
1823	3
1827	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1860	1
1867	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	4
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	8
1900	5
1901	5
1902	6
1903	5
1904	11
1905	4
1906	49
1907	22
1908	7
1909	60
1910	18
1911	5
1912	8
1913	32
1914	17
1915	30
1916	31
1917	245
1918	69
1919	28
1920	49
1921	38
1922	54
1923	63
1924	79
1925	118
1926	223
1927	262
1928	39
1929	304
1930	697
1931	243
1932	265
1933	757
1934	287
1935	588
1936	1,202
1937	686
1938	335
1939	406
1940	701
1941	345
1942	535
1943	1,200
1944	478
1945	146
1946	417
1947	414
1948	918
1949	705
1950	644
1951	283
1952	498
1953	531
1954	472
1955	568
1956	354
1957	593
1958	259
1959	535
1960	544
1961	529
1962	624
1963	1,366
1964	455
1965	831
1966	973
1967	1,336
1968	547
1969	1,128
1970	1,157
1971	407
1972	695
1973	495
1974	484
1975	457
1976	1,092
1977	629
1978	911
1979	1,109
1980	743
1981	1,387
1982	1,884
1983	845
1984	736
1985	775
1986	611
1987	1,231
1988	741
1989	634
1990	1,376
1991	891
1992	737
1993	1,273
1994	798
1995	991
1996	889
1997	936
1998	724
1999	2,024
2000	1,155
2001	588
2002	1,174
2003	1,269
2004	726
2005	1,207
2006	1,104
2007	1,127
2008	802
2009	1,334
2010	1,284
2011	741
2012	610
2013	764
2014	916
2015	561
2016	1,168
2017	1,089
2018	643
2019	688
2020	896
2021	455
2022	685
2023	567
2024	868
2025	1,016
2026	535

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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	503
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	2