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Weather Records on 18 February 1901

5 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1901. Highest significance: Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE.

Key Facts for 18 February 1901

  • On 18 February 1901, 5 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 5 daily.
  • Leipzig-Holzhausen set a daily record snow depth of 18.0 cm (7.1 in) on 18 February 1901.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

5 stations
Weather records on 18 February 1901 5 station records on 18 February 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
5 station records on 18 February 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 18 February 1901: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord snow depth18.0 cm (7.1 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature24.7 C (76.5 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature11.5 C (52.7 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-5.5 C (22.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

5 records
Records on 18 February 1901 by type Records set or tied on 18 February 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Deepest snow cover 1. 01122Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 0Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 18 February 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 18 February 1901 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall0
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 18 February 1901 by timescale Records on 18 February 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 5. 0246all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 5all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 18 February 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 5.
Records on 18 February 1901 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily5

How Much Records Were Beaten By

5 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 February 1901 Margins by which the 5 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 20: 420 to 40: 040 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
Margins by which the 5 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 February 1901
MarginRecords
0 to 204
20 to 400
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1901
Top 5 records on 18 February 1901 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
18 February 1901Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily snow depth18.0 cm (7.1 in)10.0 cm (3.9 in)35 years24 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1901Hambantota, LKdaily high max32.8 C (91.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)11 years15 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1901Hambantota, LKdaily high min24.7 C (76.5 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)23 years11 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1901Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high min11.5 C (52.7 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)27 years11 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1901Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily low max-5.5 C (22.1 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)8 years8 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 1901
Records on 02-18 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1901. 1901 had 5 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: 5741983: 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: 1,0332018: 6112019: 1,4112020: 1,0502021: 1,7112022: 1,1442023: 9842024: 8602025: 1,0632026: 1,1271794187318961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1901. 1901 had 5 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
1982574
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
20171,033
2018611
20191,411
20201,050
20211,711
20221,144
2023984
2024860
20251,063
20261,127

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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 (2026-10-15).