Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 11 to 20 January 2018

Name: Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 11 to 20 January 2018
Start: 2018-01-11
End: 2018-01-20
Location: United States, Mexico

Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 11 to 20 January 2018: 1,212 records at 703 stations, peak on 17 January 2018. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 11 to 20 January 2018 set or tied 1,212 station records at 703 stations.
It ran from 11 January 2018 to 20 January 2018 (10 days) and its peak day was 17 January 2018.
Status: closed.
Hardy set a daily record low minimum temperature of -17.8 C (0.0 F) on 17 January 2018.
The busiest day was 17 January 2018 with 474 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 124 years.

Footprint

11 to 20 January 2018

The area covered by Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 11 to 20 January 2018 is outlined, with 17 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 11 to 20 January 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Hardy	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	2018-01-17
Alicia 2 NNE	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	2018-01-17
Calico Rock 2 WSW	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	2018-01-17
Cuero	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2018-01-18
Harrison	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	2018-01-16
Subiaco	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	2018-01-16
Wallace	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	2018-01-16
Texarkana Webb Fld	Record low maximum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	2018-01-16
Hope 3 NE	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	2018-01-17
Sewanee	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	2018-01-17
Rison	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2018-01-13
Cooperstown	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	2018-01-14
Lead Hill	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	2018-01-17
New Orleans Audubon	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2018-01-17
Batesburg	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	2018-01-18
Malvern	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2018-01-17
Jeanerette 5 NW	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	2018-01-17

Records per Day

Peak day 474

Records set or tied each day from 11 January 2018 to 20 January 2018. The most in one day was 474 on 17 January 2018.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 11 to 20 January 2018
Date	Records
2018-01-11	1
2018-01-12	13
2018-01-13	24
2018-01-14	88
2018-01-15	63
2018-01-16	190
2018-01-17	474
2018-01-18	315
2018-01-19	41
2018-01-20	3

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 11 to 20 January 2018 ranked by margin
Hardy, 01-17	6.1 C (11.0 F)
Harrison, 01-16	6.1 C (11.0 F)
Lead Hill, 01-17	6.1 C (11.0 F)
Alicia 2 NNE, 01-17	4.5 C (8.1 F)
Calico Rock 2 WSW, 01-17	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Malvern, 01-17	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Cuero, 01-18	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Hope 3 NE, 01-17	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Subiaco, 01-16	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Wallace, 01-16	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Hardy, 01-18	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Sewanee, 01-17	2.7 C (4.9 F)
Texarkana Webb Fld, 01-16	2.7 C (4.9 F)
Rison, 01-13	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Cooperstown, 01-14	2.2 C (4.0 F)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

500 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 11 to 20 January 2018
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
6.1	100
4.5	102
3.9	102
3.3	102
6.1	88
3.3	102
2.8	112
2.8	102
2.7	102
2.7	100
2.8	100
6.1	88
2.2	122
2.2	104
1.7	102
2.2	100
2.2	112
3.9	88
2.2	96
1.6	102
1.1	100
2.2	102
4.5	88
4.4	88
1.7	100
1.6	102
3.4	88
3.9	88
1.1	102
4.4	88
3.9	88
1.1	102
1.1	112
0.6	106
0.6	102
1.1	100
1.1	112
0.6	100
0.5	100
0.5	102
2.7	88
2.8	88
2.8	88
0.5	100
0.5	102
0.5	124
0.5	124
0.5	102
0.6	106
0.6	106
0.6	102
0.6	100
2.8	88
6.1	78
0.6	102
2.8	88
0.5	112
5.6	70
1.2	94
2.3	88
2.3	88
2.8	88
2.2	88
2.2	88
2.2	88
4.9	70
4.4	70
1.6	88
1.7	88
1.6	88
1.1	91
1.6	88
1.7	88
1.1	88
1.1	88
1.1	88
5.0	70
1.2	88
1.1	88
1.1	92
6.1	60
1.1	88
1.1	88
1.1	88
1.1	88
0.5	88
0.6	88
0.5	88
0.5	88
0.5	88
0.5	88
3.9	70
0.5	88
0.6	88
0.5	88
0.4	88
3.3	70
0.5	88
4.5	70
3.4	70
4.5	70
2.8	70
2.8	70
4.5	64
3.4	68
4.3	70
2.0	75
3.3	59
4.4	60
2.3	70
4.4	71
3.9	60
1.1	59
2.8	68
3.9	70
0.6	78
3.9	60
1.7	70
2.8	70
1.7	70
1.7	70
1.7	70
3.4	64
2.7	70
2.2	70
1.1	70
1.1	70
1.1	76
2.2	64
1.1	70
1.1	70
1.1	70
1.1	70
1.1	70
1.1	70
3.3	68
3.3	64
2.8	60
2.8	60
2.2	64
2.8	60
3.8	64
2.2	70
2.2	60
2.8	60
2.8	59
0.6	70
1.1	70
0.5	70
1.7	70
2.2	70
2.2	70
1.1	70
1.7	64
1.1	68
7.3	48
1.6	75
2.1	70
0.4	70
2.2	59
2.2	62
3.9	48
0.6	68
1.7	70
4.5	46
3.3	60
1.6	60
3.4	60
3.4	60
3.3	60
1.0	70
1.1	70
3.3	60
0.6	70
1.7	64
0.6	64
1.1	62
3.3	59
1.7	59
1.1	70
4.5	40
2.8	60
0.6	60
2.1	64
2.2	64
2.7	60
2.7	52
2.7	52
5.0	40
2.2	52
0.6	60
6.2	40
1.7	56
0.6	62
1.7	54
1.7	60
2.2	64
4.4	36
0.6	60
1.7	55

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 11 to 20 January 2018 compared with similar events
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 February to 5 March 2021	12,118 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 October to 5 November 2020	9,841 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 23 December 2017 to 8 January 2018	8,263 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 2024	7,675 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 15 January to 10 February 2026	5,568 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 11 to 20 January 2018 (this event)	1,212 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,212

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 11 to 20 January 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-01-13	Rison	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	122	43 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-14	Cooperstown	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104	43 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-14	Rison	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96	42 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-16	Harrison	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	88	44 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-16	Subiaco	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	112	44 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-16	Wallace	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	102	44 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-16	Texarkana Webb Fld	Record low maximum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	100	44 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-17	Hardy	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	100	49 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-17	Alicia 2 NNE	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	102	46 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-17	Calico Rock 2 WSW	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	102	45 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-17	Hope 3 NE	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	102	44 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-17	Sewanee	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	102	44 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-17	Lead Hill	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	88	43 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-17	New Orleans Audubon	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	112	43 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-17	Malvern	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	88	42 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-17	Jeanerette 5 NW	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	102	42 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-18	Cuero	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	102	45 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-18	Hardy	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100	43 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-18	Batesburg	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	102	43 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-19	Batesburg	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100	43 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,212 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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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)) Data as of 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
6.1	100
4.5	102
3.9	102
3.3	102
6.1	88
3.3	102
2.8	112
2.8	102
2.7	102
2.7	100
2.8	100
6.1	88
2.2	122
2.2	104
1.7	102
2.2	100
2.2	112
3.9	88
2.2	96
1.6	102
1.1	100
2.2	102
4.5	88
4.4	88
1.7	100
1.6	102
3.4	88
3.9	88
1.1	102
4.4	88
3.9	88
1.1	102
1.1	112
0.6	106
0.6	102
1.1	100
1.1	112
0.6	100
0.5	100
0.5	102
2.7	88
2.8	88
2.8	88
0.5	100
0.5	102
0.5	124
0.5	124
0.5	102
0.6	106
0.6	106
0.6	102
0.6	100
2.8	88
6.1	78
0.6	102
2.8	88
0.5	112
5.6	70
1.2	94
2.3	88
2.3	88
2.8	88
2.2	88
2.2	88
2.2	88
4.9	70
4.4	70
1.6	88
1.7	88
1.6	88
1.1	91
1.6	88
1.7	88
1.1	88
1.1	88
1.1	88
5.0	70
1.2	88
1.1	88
1.1	92
6.1	60
1.1	88
1.1	88
1.1	88
1.1	88
0.5	88
0.6	88
0.5	88
0.5	88
0.5	88
0.5	88
3.9	70
0.5	88
0.6	88
0.5	88
0.4	88
3.3	70
0.5	88
4.5	70
3.4	70
4.5	70
2.8	70
2.8	70
4.5	64
3.4	68
4.3	70
2.0	75
3.3	59
4.4	60
2.3	70
4.4	71
3.9	60
1.1	59
2.8	68
3.9	70
0.6	78
3.9	60
1.7	70
2.8	70
1.7	70
1.7	70
1.7	70
3.4	64
2.7	70
2.2	70
1.1	70
1.1	70
1.1	76
2.2	64
1.1	70
1.1	70
1.1	70
1.1	70
1.1	70
1.1	70
3.3	68
3.3	64
2.8	60
2.8	60
2.2	64
2.8	60
3.8	64
2.2	70
2.2	60
2.8	60
2.8	59
0.6	70
1.1	70
0.5	70
1.7	70
2.2	70
2.2	70
1.1	70
1.7	64
1.1	68
7.3	48
1.6	75
2.1	70
0.4	70
2.2	59
2.2	62
3.9	48
0.6	68
1.7	70
4.5	46
3.3	60
1.6	60
3.4	60
3.4	60
3.3	60
1.0	70
1.1	70
3.3	60
0.6	70
1.7	64
0.6	64
1.1	62
3.3	59
1.7	59
1.1	70
4.5	40
2.8	60
0.6	60
2.1	64
2.2	64
2.7	60
2.7	52
2.7	52
5.0	40
2.2	52
0.6	60
6.2	40
1.7	56
0.6	62
1.7	54
1.7	60
2.2	64
4.4	36
0.6	60
1.7	55

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
6.1	100
4.5	102
3.9	102
3.3	102
6.1	88
3.3	102
2.8	112
2.8	102
2.7	102
2.7	100
2.8	100
6.1	88
2.2	122
2.2	104
1.7	102
2.2	100
2.2	112
3.9	88
2.2	96
1.6	102
1.1	100
2.2	102
4.5	88
4.4	88
1.7	100
1.6	102
3.4	88
3.9	88
1.1	102
4.4	88
3.9	88
1.1	102
1.1	112
0.6	106
0.6	102
1.1	100
1.1	112
0.6	100
0.5	100
0.5	102
2.7	88
2.8	88
2.8	88
0.5	100
0.5	102
0.5	124
0.5	124
0.5	102
0.6	106
0.6	106
0.6	102
0.6	100
2.8	88
6.1	78
0.6	102
2.8	88
0.5	112
5.6	70
1.2	94
2.3	88
2.3	88
2.8	88
2.2	88
2.2	88
2.2	88
4.9	70
4.4	70
1.6	88
1.7	88
1.6	88
1.1	91
1.6	88
1.7	88
1.1	88
1.1	88
1.1	88
5.0	70
1.2	88
1.1	88
1.1	92
6.1	60
1.1	88
1.1	88
1.1	88
1.1	88
0.5	88
0.6	88
0.5	88
0.5	88
0.5	88
0.5	88
3.9	70
0.5	88
0.6	88
0.5	88
0.4	88
3.3	70
0.5	88
4.5	70
3.4	70
4.5	70
2.8	70
2.8	70
4.5	64
3.4	68
4.3	70
2.0	75
3.3	59
4.4	60
2.3	70
4.4	71
3.9	60
1.1	59
2.8	68
3.9	70
0.6	78
3.9	60
1.7	70
2.8	70
1.7	70
1.7	70
1.7	70
3.4	64
2.7	70
2.2	70
1.1	70
1.1	70
1.1	76
2.2	64
1.1	70
1.1	70
1.1	70
1.1	70
1.1	70
1.1	70
3.3	68
3.3	64
2.8	60
2.8	60
2.2	64
2.8	60
3.8	64
2.2	70
2.2	60
2.8	60
2.8	59
0.6	70
1.1	70
0.5	70
1.7	70
2.2	70
2.2	70
1.1	70
1.7	64
1.1	68
7.3	48
1.6	75
2.1	70
0.4	70
2.2	59
2.2	62
3.9	48
0.6	68
1.7	70
4.5	46
3.3	60
1.6	60
3.4	60
3.4	60
3.3	60
1.0	70
1.1	70
3.3	60
0.6	70
1.7	64
0.6	64
1.1	62
3.3	59
1.7	59
1.1	70
4.5	40
2.8	60
0.6	60
2.1	64
2.2	64
2.7	60
2.7	52
2.7	52
5.0	40
2.2	52
0.6	60
6.2	40
1.7	56
0.6	62
1.7	54
1.7	60
2.2	64
4.4	36
0.6	60
1.7	55

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
6.1	100
4.5	102
3.9	102
3.3	102
6.1	88
3.3	102
2.8	112
2.8	102
2.7	102
2.7	100
2.8	100
6.1	88
2.2	122
2.2	104
1.7	102
2.2	100
2.2	112
3.9	88
2.2	96
1.6	102
1.1	100
2.2	102
4.5	88
4.4	88
1.7	100
1.6	102
3.4	88
3.9	88
1.1	102
4.4	88
3.9	88
1.1	102
1.1	112
0.6	106
0.6	102
1.1	100
1.1	112
0.6	100
0.5	100
0.5	102
2.7	88
2.8	88
2.8	88
0.5	100
0.5	102
0.5	124
0.5	124
0.5	102
0.6	106
0.6	106
0.6	102
0.6	100
2.8	88
6.1	78
0.6	102
2.8	88
0.5	112
5.6	70
1.2	94
2.3	88
2.3	88
2.8	88
2.2	88
2.2	88
2.2	88
4.9	70
4.4	70
1.6	88
1.7	88
1.6	88
1.1	91
1.6	88
1.7	88
1.1	88
1.1	88
1.1	88
5.0	70
1.2	88
1.1	88
1.1	92
6.1	60
1.1	88
1.1	88
1.1	88
1.1	88
0.5	88
0.6	88
0.5	88
0.5	88
0.5	88
0.5	88
3.9	70
0.5	88
0.6	88
0.5	88
0.4	88
3.3	70
0.5	88
4.5	70
3.4	70
4.5	70
2.8	70
2.8	70
4.5	64
3.4	68
4.3	70
2.0	75
3.3	59
4.4	60
2.3	70
4.4	71
3.9	60
1.1	59
2.8	68
3.9	70
0.6	78
3.9	60
1.7	70
2.8	70
1.7	70
1.7	70
1.7	70
3.4	64
2.7	70
2.2	70
1.1	70
1.1	70
1.1	76
2.2	64
1.1	70
1.1	70
1.1	70
1.1	70
1.1	70
1.1	70
3.3	68
3.3	64
2.8	60
2.8	60
2.2	64
2.8	60
3.8	64
2.2	70
2.2	60
2.8	60
2.8	59
0.6	70
1.1	70
0.5	70
1.7	70
2.2	70
2.2	70
1.1	70
1.7	64
1.1	68
7.3	48
1.6	75
2.1	70
0.4	70
2.2	59
2.2	62
3.9	48
0.6	68
1.7	70
4.5	46
3.3	60
1.6	60
3.4	60
3.4	60
3.3	60
1.0	70
1.1	70
3.3	60
0.6	70
1.7	64
0.6	64
1.1	62
3.3	59
1.7	59
1.1	70
4.5	40
2.8	60
0.6	60
2.1	64
2.2	64
2.7	60
2.7	52
2.7	52
5.0	40
2.2	52
0.6	60
6.2	40
1.7	56
0.6	62
1.7	54
1.7	60
2.2	64
4.4	36
0.6	60
1.7	55