Weather Records on 18 January 2021

371 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 2021. Highest significance: Nuuanu Rsch 5 775, US.

Key Facts for 18 January 2021

On 18 January 2021, 371 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
179 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 352 daily.
Nuuanu Rsch 5 775 set a daily record precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 18 January 2021.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

371 stations

371 station records on 18 January 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nuuanu Rsch 5 775	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Kosice	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Piestany	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zonguldak	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 4 783	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palolo Vly 718	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rheinfelden	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Broome Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.5 C (106.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Doorawarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Judith Gap 13 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maun	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	230.9 mm (9.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Magdalena	Bolivia	Record low minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Germany	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Xai Xai	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.9 C (-16.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shasta Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Centerburg 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ihringen	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wikieup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haines AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warmun	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Windy Harbour	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana del Yacuma	Bolivia	Record low minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Slutsk	Belarus	Record low maximum temperature	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goloson Intl	Honduras	Record daily precipitation	255.8 mm (10.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Strachowice	Poland	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sam	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rivne	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Como	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Girraween Nat Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mosnov	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hinatuan	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belyj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.3 C (-17.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tamdy	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Borja/Capt Germ	Bolivia	Record low minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lushi	China	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pohnpei WSO	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lastovo	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bishkek	Kyrgyzstan	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

371 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 88, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 18 January 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	88
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 18 January 2021 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 352.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

319 broken records

Margins by which the 319 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

18 January 2021

Top 20 records on 18 January 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 2021	Nuuanu Rsch 5 775, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	111 years	76 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2021	Kosice, SK	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2021	Cordova AP, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2021	Haines AP, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2021	Petaluma AP, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	101 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2021	Berkeley, US	monthly high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	121 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2021	Piestany, SK	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2021	Zonguldak, TR	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2021	Nuuanu Rsch 4 783, US	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2021	San Jose, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	101 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2021	San Francisco Dwtn, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2021	Palolo Vly 718, US	daily rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2021	Crystal Lake, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2021	Rheinfelden, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2021	Broome Airport, AU	daily high max	41.5 C (106.7 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2021	Livermore, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2021	Napa State Hospital, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2021	Stockton AP, US	monthly high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2021	Doorawarrah, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2021	Judith Gap 13 E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 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

1795 to 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2021. 2021 had 371 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 2026-10-17 (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	306
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1