Weather Records on 1 February 1918

71 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 1918. Highest significance: Stornoway Airport, GB.

Key Facts for 1 February 1918

On 1 February 1918, 71 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
8 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 70 daily.
Stornoway Airport set a monthly record high minimum temperature of 8.9 C (48.0 F) on 1 February 1918.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

71 stations

71 station records on 1 February 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Rowan (Bungeet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Marmal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Boxwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Toongabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

71 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 16.

Records on 1 February 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	16
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 February 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 70.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

61 broken records

Margins by which the 61 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 1918

Top 20 records on 1 February 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 1918	Stornoway Airport, GB	monthly high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	39 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1918	Gosford (Gertrude Place), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1918	Lucknow, CA	daily low min	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	14 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1918	Lake Rowan (Bungeet), AU	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1918	Southampton, CA	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1918	Escanaba, US	daily low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1918	Wyong (Wyong Golf Club), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1918	Woodstock, CA	daily low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1918	Beatrice, CA	daily low min	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1918	Toronto, CA	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1918	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	daily rain	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1918	Lake Marmal, AU	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	35 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1918	Owen Sound, CA	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	31 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1918	Stratford, CA	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	36 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1918	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1918	Lindsay, CA	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1918	Alma, US	daily low min	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	14 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1918	Leitchville Post Office, AU	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	28 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1918	Coldwater, CA	daily low min	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	17 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1918	Lucknow, CA	daily low max	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	17 years	14 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1918. 1918 had 71 records.

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

Records on 02-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1830	1
1831	1
1846	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1862	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	4
1871	1
1873	1
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1884	3
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	5
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	7
1906	29
1907	13
1908	85
1909	23
1910	5
1911	38
1912	37
1913	35
1914	54
1915	51
1916	68
1917	69
1918	71
1919	21
1920	84
1921	36
1922	68
1923	249
1924	193
1925	80
1926	56
1927	110
1928	281
1929	178
1930	102
1931	264
1932	142
1933	283
1934	515
1935	441
1936	514
1937	270
1938	299
1939	271
1940	328
1941	365
1942	157
1943	281
1944	240
1945	469
1946	273
1947	352
1948	397
1949	604
1950	1,223
1951	1,756
1952	907
1953	552
1954	1,012
1955	296
1956	1,013
1957	539
1958	369
1959	398
1960	646
1961	479
1962	657
1963	1,161
1964	453
1965	453
1966	756
1967	628
1968	941
1969	485
1970	397
1971	1,597
1972	385
1973	716
1974	865
1975	634
1976	723
1977	516
1978	904
1979	1,728
1980	689
1981	961
1982	1,029
1983	1,463
1984	278
1985	2,572
1986	709
1987	826
1988	1,699
1989	1,772
1990	1,122
1991	554
1992	1,501
1993	819
1994	917
1995	1,330
1996	1,632
1997	883
1998	737
1999	1,031
2000	687
2001	1,124
2002	2,087
2003	1,301
2004	1,146
2005	714
2006	638
2007	930
2008	1,136
2009	506
2010	1,239
2011	1,204
2012	1,027
2013	704
2014	635
2015	958
2016	1,496
2017	424
2018	512
2019	816
2020	1,608
2021	570
2022	254
2023	416
2024	1,204
2025	557
2026	1,241

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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 3	33
3 to 5	19
5 to 8	5
8 to 10	0
10 to 13	1
13 to 15	1
15 to 18	0
18 to 20	2