Weather Records on 31 December 2018

620 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 2018. Highest significance: Belle Fourche, US.

Key Facts for 31 December 2018

On 31 December 2018, 620 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
148 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 612 daily.
Belle Fourche set a daily record snowfall of 26.7 cm (10.5 in) on 31 December 2018.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

620 stations

620 station records on 31 December 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lake Echo Power Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Konya	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sorli	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Midwest	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Teniente Alejandro Velasco As	Peru	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa Mauka 994	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moloaa 1145	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dulan	China	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leiter 9N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-19.6 C (-3.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hazelmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bynum 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Afjord - Momyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Medora 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Truman Dam & Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nagpur Sonegaon	India	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Midwest	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Akron Canton AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Skei I Jolster	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jerseyville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Celina 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pandora	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Black Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

620 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 314, Heaviest daily snowfall 72, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 31 December 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	314
Heaviest daily snowfall	72
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 31 December 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 612.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

532 broken records

Margins by which the 532 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 134.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 2018

Top 20 records on 31 December 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 2018	Belle Fourche, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	93 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2018	Briksdal, NO	daily rain	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	108 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2018	Decatur Wtp, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2018	Hoopeston, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 December 2018	Lake Echo Power Station, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2018	Spearfish, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	93 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2018	Konya, TR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2018	St Charles Elm Pt, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2018	Rison, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	121 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2018	White Hall 1 E, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2018	Lakeside, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2018	Thermopolis, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2018	Sorli, NO	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2018	Midwest, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2018	Botnen I Forde, NO	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	105 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2018	Teniente Alejandro Velasco As, PE	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2018	Spearfish, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2018	Koloa Mauka 994, US	daily rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2018	Moloaa 1145, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 2018	Dulan, CN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	46 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

1797 to 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2018. 2018 had 620 records.

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

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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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 20	447
20 to 40	49
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	6
120 to 140	2