Weather Records on 24 January 2018

721 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 2018. Highest significance: Trenton Dam 1N, US.

Key Facts for 24 January 2018

On 24 January 2018, 721 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
386 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 705 daily.
Trenton Dam 1N set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 24 January 2018.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

721 stations

721 station records on 24 January 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Trenton Dam 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cheb	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Turany	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kapoho Beach 93.11	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
M'Puoya	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record low minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hameenlinna Pirttikoski	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Robe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont-Ferrand	France	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
York Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McArthur River Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kiel-Holtenau	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hailun	China	Record low minimum temperature	-40.4 C (-40.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montabaur	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Van Buren 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montabaur	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hannover	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shinjo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Beach Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haskins Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hannover	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koln-Bonn	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Salzuflen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Siping	China	Record low minimum temperature	-32.4 C (-26.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	122.0 cm (48.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chemult	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Lippspringe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fresvik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Friesoythe-Edewechterdam	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Worpswede-Huttenbusch	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar-Schondorf	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dorpen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hachinohe	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morpeth: Cockle Park	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lingle 2WSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	France	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Essen-Bredeney	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kall-Sistig	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koln-Stammheim	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koln-Stammheim	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

721 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 206, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 180, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 212, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 24 January 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	206
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	180
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	212
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 24 January 2018 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 705.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

642 broken records

Margins by which the 642 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 262.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 2018

Top 20 records on 24 January 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 2018	Trenton Dam 1N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2018	Newcastle, US	daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2018	Cheb, CZ	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2018	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	112 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2018	Turany, CZ	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2018	Kapoho Beach 93.11, US	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2018	M'Puoya, CG	daily low min	14.5 C (58.1 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2018	Hameenlinna Pirttikoski, FI	monthly rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2018	Rison, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2018	Robe, AU	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2018	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily high min	7.4 C (45.3 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	116 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2018	St Peter, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2018	Vestervig, DK	daily high min	5.3 C (41.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	135 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2018	Clermont-Ferrand, FR	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	87 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2018	Dos Bocas, PR	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2018	York Pond, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2018	McArthur River Mine, AU	daily rain	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2018	Kiel-Holtenau, DE	daily high min	6.9 C (44.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	83 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2018	Hailun, CN	all-time low min	-40.4 C (-40.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2018	Montabaur, DE	daily high min	8.4 C (47.1 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	80 years	37 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 721 records.

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

Records on 01-24 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1800	1
1817	1
1823	2
1828	2
1834	2
1845	1
1846	1
1849	1
1855	1
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	15
1897	2
1899	7
1900	4
1901	2
1902	7
1903	6
1904	11
1905	8
1906	20
1907	24
1908	12
1909	69
1910	20
1911	11
1912	11
1913	27
1914	27
1915	30
1916	28
1917	63
1918	52
1919	55
1920	34
1921	45
1922	89
1923	78
1924	116
1925	67
1926	100
1927	172
1928	215
1929	396
1930	639
1931	436
1932	245
1933	605
1934	361
1935	731
1936	1,085
1937	600
1938	545
1939	198
1940	827
1941	987
1942	634
1943	715
1944	634
1945	130
1946	355
1947	788
1948	1,257
1949	1,123
1950	1,342
1951	466
1952	383
1953	815
1954	368
1955	536
1956	366
1957	305
1958	381
1959	702
1960	348
1961	508
1962	478
1963	1,710
1964	461
1965	537
1966	553
1967	1,249
1968	711
1969	1,049
1970	834
1971	534
1972	756
1973	472
1974	636
1975	523
1976	631
1977	532
1978	1,427
1979	1,436
1980	782
1981	1,324
1982	759
1983	786
1984	677
1985	583
1986	415
1987	842
1988	766
1989	673
1990	929
1991	1,034
1992	894
1993	1,433
1994	634
1995	578
1996	1,150
1997	822
1998	524
1999	1,745
2000	1,135
2001	750
2002	1,724
2003	1,485
2004	719
2005	1,078
2006	928
2007	1,136
2008	973
2009	1,046
2010	1,225
2011	810
2012	503
2013	768
2014	926
2015	617
2016	887
2017	958
2018	721
2019	627
2020	789
2021	517
2022	434
2023	657
2024	1,018
2025	715
2026	1,625

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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	624
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1