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Weather Records on 18 February 1896

7 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1896. Highest significance: Melbourne Regional Office, AU.

Key Facts for 18 February 1896

  • On 18 February 1896, 7 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 6 daily.
  • Melbourne Regional Office set a daily record high minimum temperature of 22.7 C (72.9 F) on 18 February 1896.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

7 stations
Weather records on 18 February 1896 7 station records on 18 February 1896 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
7 station records on 18 February 1896 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 18 February 1896: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature22.7 C (72.9 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
StawellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature39.4 C (102.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature38.9 C (102.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

7 records
Records on 18 February 1896 by type Records set or tied on 18 February 1896 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 1. 01234Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 18 February 1896 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 1.
Records on 18 February 1896 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 18 February 1896 by timescale Records on 18 February 1896 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 6. 0246all-time: 1monthly: 0daily: 6all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 18 February 1896 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 6.
Records on 18 February 1896 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly0
daily6

How Much Records Were Beaten By

6 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 February 1896 Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 6.1. Ties are not counted. 011220 to 1: 21 to 2: 12 to 3: 13 to 4: 04 to 5: 05 to 6: 16 to 7: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 7
Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 6.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 February 1896
MarginRecords
0 to 12
1 to 21
2 to 31
3 to 40
4 to 50
5 to 61
6 to 71

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1896
Top 7 records on 18 February 1896 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
18 February 1896Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min22.7 C (72.9 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1896Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)32 years18 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1896Stawell, AUdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)28 years17 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1896Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high max39.4 C (102.9 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)0 years13 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1896Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUall-time high min (Tie)26.1 C (79.0 F)tie26 years7 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1896Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min22.8 C (73.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1896Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high max38.9 C (102.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)2 years4 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

1794 to 1896
Records on 02-18 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1896. 1896 had 7 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 11809: 11813: 21827: 21838: 11846: 11847: 11850: 11851: 11855: 11856: 11857: 11862: 11863: 11866: 11867: 11869: 11873: 11875: 11876: 31877: 11880: 31883: 11884: 11885: 31886: 11887: 41888: 21889: 31890: 21891: 21892: 61893: 51895: 61896: 71897: 11898: 31899: 21900: 101901: 51902: 31903: 311904: 81905: 111906: 101907: 101908: 101909: 121910: 211911: 421912: 281913: 291914: 151915: 201916: 241917: 441918: 1121919: 5001920: 391921: 861922: 581923: 971924: 1741925: 661926: 2311927: 3101928: 4621929: 4831930: 6281931: 3711932: 2001933: 1341934: 2171935: 1371936: 1,4871937: 2841938: 7751939: 3081940: 4071941: 1641942: 5791943: 4361944: 4651945: 2051946: 7931947: 2481948: 7831949: 5431950: 7211951: 6421952: 5101953: 1481954: 5961955: 7951956: 1,0161957: 3221958: 1,5491959: 6951960: 3661961: 1,4181962: 6051963: 3591964: 2491965: 3061966: 7111967: 5371968: 4781969: 4561970: 4541971: 8221972: 4451973: 6901974: 4671975: 6821976: 1,0751977: 7991978: 1,7661979: 2,3001980: 1,0181981: 2,4381982: 5751983: 6201984: 9121985: 6901986: 1,6791987: 5281988: 5851989: 1,0341990: 1,3241991: 9371992: 4881993: 1,9601994: 8891995: 9391996: 1,0311997: 1,0391998: 1,8921999: 6442000: 1,2492001: 4702002: 8322003: 1,1282004: 9682005: 5952006: 1,8722007: 8352008: 9892009: 6642010: 1,6342011: 1,6002012: 6282013: 3882014: 8462015: 8312016: 7942017: 1,0362018: 6012019: 1,4042020: 1,0452021: 1,7052022: 1,1412023: 9822024: 8592025: 1,0631794187318961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1896. 1896 had 7 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 02-18 in each year
YearRecords
17941
18091
18132
18272
18381
18461
18471
18501
18511
18551
18561
18571
18621
18631
18661
18671
18691
18731
18751
18763
18771
18803
18831
18841
18853
18861
18874
18882
18893
18902
18912
18926
18935
18956
18967
18971
18983
18992
190010
19015
19023
190331
19048
190511
190610
190710
190810
190912
191021
191142
191228
191329
191415
191520
191624
191744
1918112
1919500
192039
192186
192258
192397
1924174
192566
1926231
1927310
1928462
1929483
1930628
1931371
1932200
1933134
1934217
1935137
19361,487
1937284
1938775
1939308
1940407
1941164
1942579
1943436
1944465
1945205
1946793
1947248
1948783
1949543
1950721
1951642
1952510
1953148
1954596
1955795
19561,016
1957322
19581,549
1959695
1960366
19611,418
1962605
1963359
1964249
1965306
1966711
1967537
1968478
1969456
1970454
1971822
1972445
1973690
1974467
1975682
19761,075
1977799
19781,766
19792,300
19801,018
19812,438
1982575
1983620
1984912
1985690
19861,679
1987528
1988585
19891,034
19901,324
1991937
1992488
19931,960
1994889
1995939
19961,031
19971,039
19981,892
1999644
20001,249
2001470
2002832
20031,128
2004968
2005595
20061,872
2007835
2008989
2009664
20101,634
20111,600
2012628
2013388
2014846
2015831
2016794
20171,036
2018601
20191,404
20201,045
20211,705
20221,141
2023982
2024859
20251,063

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).