Weather Records on 18 January 2024

1,075 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 2024. Highest significance: Deloraine (Athol), AU.

Key Facts for 18 January 2024

On 18 January 2024, 1,075 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
346 were record highs and 256 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 1,053 daily.
Deloraine (Athol) set a daily record precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 18 January 2024.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

1,075 stations

1,075 station records on 18 January 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Aparan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Winter Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lebanon	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	91.7 cm (36.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lenoir City	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ivanhoe (Baden Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Knoxville Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cobar (Taringo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Montejinni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lands End Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Schinnen	Netherlands	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Connorville (Lake River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record high maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dingee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cuba City	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Noumerat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Borden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester (Upper Bowman)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hagley (Fairbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bobadah (Pretty View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Epping Forest (Forton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Petford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodspring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong (Etham Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa (Fools Haven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cilacap	Indonesia	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uwajima	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Daroca	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Old Delamere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,075 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 153, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 193, Lowest daily minimum 173, Heaviest daily rainfall 267, Heaviest daily snowfall 76, Deepest snow cover 130.

Records on 18 January 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	153
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	193
Lowest daily minimum	173
Heaviest daily rainfall	267
Heaviest daily snowfall	76
Deepest snow cover	130

Records on 18 January 2024 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 19, daily 1,053.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

933 broken records

Margins by which the 933 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 521.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 2024

Top 20 records on 18 January 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 2024	Deloraine (Athol), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	125 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 January 2024	Aparan, AM	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2024	Winter Park, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2024	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	106 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2024	Lebanon, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	112 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2024	Hooker 12 NNW, US	daily snowfall	91.7 cm (36.1 in)	52.1 cm (20.5 in)	45 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2024	Lenoir City, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2024	Ivanhoe (Baden Park), AU	monthly rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2024	Knoxville Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2024	Cobar (Taringo Downs), AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2024	Petoskey, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	82 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2024	Inglewood Post Office, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2024	Zakatala, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2024	Texas Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	112 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2024	Coleraine Hospital, AU	monthly rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2024	Peak Hill (Bruie Plains), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	132 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2024	Knoxville AP, US	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	93 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2024	Montejinni, AU	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2024	Vermillion 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	128 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2024	Fernandina Beach, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	82 years	51 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2024. 2024 had 1,075 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 100	904
100 to 200	22
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1