Weather Records on 18 December 1945

598 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 1945. Highest significance: Beito, NO.

Key Facts for 18 December 1945

On 18 December 1945, 598 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 274 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 589 daily.
Beito set a daily record precipitation of 28.0 mm (1.1 in) on 18 December 1945.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

598 stations

598 station records on 18 December 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 December 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tonderburine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph Wbo	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph Wbo	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goorangoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Iola	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

598 records

Records set or tied on 18 December 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 160, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 98, Deepest snow cover 57.

Records on 18 December 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	160
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	98
Deepest snow cover	57

Records on 18 December 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 589.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

450 broken records

Margins by which the 450 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 December 1945

Top 20 records on 18 December 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 December 1945	Beito, NO	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1945	Fairbury 7S, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1945	Elands Post Office, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1945	Harrison, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1945	Wheatland 4N, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1945	Tonderburine, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1945	Independence, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1945	Kirksville, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1945	Warrenton 1 N, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1945	Emporia 1 S, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1945	Horton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1945	Statesville 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1945	St Joseph Wbo, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1945	Atchison, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1945	Arnsberg, DE	daily snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1945	Effingham 3SW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1945	Washington 1 W, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1945	Oregon, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1945	Coonamble Comparison, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1945	Richmond Wtr Wks, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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

1793 to 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1945. 1945 had 598 records.

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

Records on 12-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1805	1
1814	1
1825	1
1846	1
1849	1
1852	2
1858	1
1859	4
1862	2
1864	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1892	4
1894	8
1895	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	33
1903	11
1904	25
1905	3
1906	21
1907	15
1908	16
1909	18
1910	19
1911	9
1912	33
1913	38
1914	20
1915	28
1916	57
1917	62
1918	21
1919	117
1920	77
1921	123
1922	108
1923	378
1924	480
1925	74
1926	173
1927	151
1928	165
1929	366
1930	230
1931	360
1932	353
1933	506
1934	209
1935	138
1936	466
1937	459
1938	185
1939	900
1940	242
1941	213
1942	281
1943	419
1944	191
1945	598
1946	199
1947	266
1948	354
1949	561
1950	289
1951	867
1952	450
1953	373
1954	507
1955	611
1956	333
1957	901
1958	524
1959	477
1960	477
1961	885
1962	759
1963	571
1964	840
1965	402
1966	644
1967	1,105
1968	488
1969	376
1970	502
1971	387
1972	375
1973	1,008
1974	229
1975	625
1976	459
1977	992
1978	946
1979	1,087
1980	772
1981	1,362
1982	537
1983	2,014
1984	1,439
1985	1,384
1986	875
1987	1,505
1988	1,061
1989	1,818
1990	1,367
1991	756
1992	1,045
1993	697
1994	643
1995	1,065
1996	1,833
1997	1,195
1998	863
1999	923
2000	1,572
2001	906
2002	1,437
2003	987
2004	506
2005	987
2006	1,167
2007	746
2008	1,014
2009	1,253
2010	1,322
2011	697
2012	729
2013	513
2014	556
2015	1,254
2016	1,821
2017	516
2018	464
2019	679
2020	326
2021	762
2022	536
2023	1,293
2024	780
2025	994

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	337
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	30
60 to 80	23
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	10
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	2