Weather Records on 18 January 1966

369 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1966. Highest significance: Argyle Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 18 January 1966

On 18 January 1966, 369 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 361 daily.
Argyle Downs set a daily record precipitation of 121.9 mm (4.8 in) on 18 January 1966.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

369 stations

369 station records on 18 January 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Reitz 36	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ord River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waterford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vulcan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mabel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roby	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Real (Instituto)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blue	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brooks Ahrc	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winnifred	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodfort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Compton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ganado	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
The Meadows	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leliefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lovington 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	148.0 cm (58.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Band	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Flora Valley Old	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Animas 3ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lourensgeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nicholson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record low minimum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crown King	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Ancha	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

369 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 173, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 18 January 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 18 January 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 361.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

318 broken records

Margins by which the 318 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 440.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1966

Top 20 records on 18 January 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1966	Argyle Downs, AU	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1966	Reitz 36, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1966	Ord River, AU	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1966	Lissadell, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1966	Lubeck-Werft, DE	daily snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1966	Waterford, ZA	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1966	Umzimkulu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1966	Texas Downs, AU	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1966	Vulcan, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1966	Mabel Downs, AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1966	Moola Bulla, AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1966	Globe Rs, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1966	Roby, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1966	Oatlands, ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1966	Ciudad Real (Instituto), ES	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1966	Girona (Antic Institut), ES	daily low max	2.6 C (36.7 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	68 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1966	Blue, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1966	Albuquerque Intl AP, US	monthly snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1966	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	64 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1966	Morganton, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 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

1795 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1966. 1966 had 369 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	314
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1