Weather Records on 13 February 1918
37 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 February 1918. Highest significance: Cairns Post Office, AU.
Key Facts for 13 February 1918
- On 13 February 1918, 37 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 14 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 37 daily.
- Cairns Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 218.9 mm (8.6 in) on 13 February 1918.
- Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.
Record Map
37 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 218.9 mm (8.6 in) | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
| North Bruce | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 15.2 cm (6.0 in) | 40 of 100 (Notable) |
| Maytown | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 59.9 mm (2.4 in) | 27 of 100 (Routine) |
| Lucknow | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 25.4 mm (1.0 in) | 26 of 100 (Routine) |
| Dublin Phoenix Park | Ireland | Record high minimum temperature | 7.8 C (46.0 F) | 22 of 100 (Routine) |
| Armagh | United Kingdom | Record high minimum temperature | 7.9 C (46.2 F) | 21 of 100 (Routine) |
| Woodstock | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 24.6 mm (1.0 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Pointe Riche | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 20.3 cm (8.0 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nuwara Eliya | Sri Lanka | Record low minimum temperature | -0.7 C (30.7 F) | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| Tempe Downs | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 29.5 mm (1.2 in) | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| Morden | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 7.6 mm (0.30 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Morden | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 7.6 cm (3.0 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Calgary Int'l A | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 10.2 mm (0.4 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Calgary Int'l A | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 10.2 cm (4.0 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Hambantota | Sri Lanka | Record low minimum temperature | 18.0 C (64.4 F) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ilulissat (Jakobshavn) | Greenland [Denmark] | Record high minimum temperature | -3.3 C (26.1 F) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Heinersreuth-Vollhof | Germany | Record high minimum temperature | 5.1 C (41.2 F) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Hermannsburg | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 17.3 mm (0.7 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| North Bruce | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 15.2 mm (0.6 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| State College | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 10.6 C (51.1 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wooroonook | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 1.0 mm (0.04 in) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Beachport | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 0.8 mm (0.03 in) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cornalla | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 3.8 mm (0.15 in) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wien | Austria | Record high minimum temperature | 3.9 C (39.0 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Arnsberg | Germany | Record high minimum temperature | 5.6 C (42.1 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Yallook | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 1.0 mm (0.04 in) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Heathcote | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 5.8 mm (0.23 in) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Innisfail | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 126.5 mm (5.0 in) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bic | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 5.1 mm (0.20 in) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bic | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 5.1 cm (2.0 in) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Altastenberg | Germany | Record high minimum temperature | 1.2 C (34.2 F) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Houston Wb City | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 26.7 C (80.1 F) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Magdeburg | Germany | Record high minimum temperature | 4.8 C (40.6 F) | 4 of 100 (Routine) |
| Montgomery Wb City | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 24.4 C (75.9 F) | 4 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cet Central England | United Kingdom | Record high minimum temperature | 7.0 C (44.6 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Little Rock St Capitol | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 22.8 C (73.0 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 1.1 C (34.0 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
37 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 4 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 0 |
| Highest daily minimum | 10 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 2 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 16 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 5 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 0 |
| daily | 37 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
33 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 25 | 26 |
| 25 to 50 | 4 |
| 50 to 75 | 0 |
| 75 to 100 | 1 |
| 100 to 125 | 1 |
| 125 to 150 | 0 |
| 150 to 175 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
13 February 1918| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 February 1918 | Cairns Post Office, AU | daily rain | 218.9 mm (8.6 in) | 169.6 mm (6.7 in) | 20 years | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
| 13 February 1918 | North Bruce, CA | daily snowfall | 15.2 cm (6.0 in) | 8.8 cm (3.5 in) | 8 years | 40 of 100 (Notable) |
| 13 February 1918 | Maytown, AU | daily rain | 59.9 mm (2.4 in) | 29.4 mm (1.2 in) | 26 years | 27 of 100 (Routine) |
| 13 February 1918 | Lucknow, CA | daily rain | 25.4 mm (1.0 in) | 8.6 mm (0.34 in) | 17 years | 26 of 100 (Routine) |
| 13 February 1918 | Dublin Phoenix Park, IE | daily high min | 7.8 C (46.0 F) | 0.6 C (1.1 F) | 50 years | 22 of 100 (Routine) |
| 13 February 1918 | Armagh, GB | daily high min | 7.9 C (46.2 F) | 0.7 C (1.3 F) | 42 years | 21 of 100 (Routine) |
| 13 February 1918 | Woodstock, CA | daily rain | 24.6 mm (1.0 in) | 10.4 mm (0.4 in) | 31 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 13 February 1918 | Pointe Riche, CA | daily snowfall | 20.3 cm (8.0 in) | 10.1 cm (4.0 in) | 8 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 13 February 1918 | Nuwara Eliya, LK | daily low min | -0.7 C (30.7 F) | 0.7 C (1.3 F) | 42 years | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| 13 February 1918 | Tempe Downs, AU | daily rain | 29.5 mm (1.2 in) | 11.7 mm (0.5 in) | 16 years | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| 13 February 1918 | Morden, CA | daily rain | 7.6 mm (0.30 in) | 2.5 mm (0.10 in) | 24 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 13 February 1918 | Morden, CA | daily snowfall | 7.6 cm (3.0 in) | 2.5 cm (1.0 in) | 24 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 13 February 1918 | Calgary Int'l A, CA | daily rain | 10.2 mm (0.4 in) | 2.6 mm (0.10 in) | 8 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 13 February 1918 | Calgary Int'l A, CA | daily snowfall | 10.2 cm (4.0 in) | 2.6 cm (1.0 in) | 8 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 13 February 1918 | Hambantota, LK | daily low min | 18.0 C (64.4 F) | 1.1 C (2.0 F) | 0 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 13 February 1918 | Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL | daily high min | -3.3 C (26.1 F) | 3.4 C (6.1 F) | 21 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 13 February 1918 | Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE | daily high min | 5.1 C (41.2 F) | 2.4 C (4.3 F) | 18 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 13 February 1918 | Hermannsburg, AU | daily rain | 17.3 mm (0.7 in) | 5.9 mm (0.23 in) | 16 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 13 February 1918 | North Bruce, CA | daily rain | 15.2 mm (0.6 in) | 1.0 mm (0.04 in) | 17 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 13 February 1918 | State College, US | daily high max | 10.6 C (51.1 F) | 0.6 C (1.1 F) | 27 years | 11 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 1918| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1794 | 1 |
| 1803 | 2 |
| 1829 | 2 |
| 1847 | 1 |
| 1848 | 1 |
| 1855 | 1 |
| 1856 | 4 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1865 | 3 |
| 1868 | 1 |
| 1869 | 1 |
| 1870 | 1 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1875 | 2 |
| 1877 | 2 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1885 | 2 |
| 1886 | 2 |
| 1888 | 2 |
| 1889 | 1 |
| 1891 | 2 |
| 1893 | 4 |
| 1894 | 2 |
| 1895 | 8 |
| 1896 | 3 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1899 | 13 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1901 | 7 |
| 1902 | 11 |
| 1903 | 3 |
| 1904 | 13 |
| 1905 | 19 |
| 1906 | 8 |
| 1907 | 11 |
| 1908 | 18 |
| 1909 | 8 |
| 1910 | 9 |
| 1911 | 40 |
| 1912 | 8 |
| 1913 | 25 |
| 1914 | 64 |
| 1915 | 15 |
| 1916 | 21 |
| 1917 | 143 |
| 1918 | 37 |
| 1919 | 32 |
| 1920 | 21 |
| 1921 | 43 |
| 1922 | 50 |
| 1923 | 209 |
| 1924 | 157 |
| 1925 | 85 |
| 1926 | 86 |
| 1927 | 150 |
| 1928 | 599 |
| 1929 | 186 |
| 1930 | 224 |
| 1931 | 231 |
| 1932 | 126 |
| 1933 | 306 |
| 1934 | 262 |
| 1935 | 186 |
| 1936 | 714 |
| 1937 | 614 |
| 1938 | 907 |
| 1939 | 295 |
| 1940 | 208 |
| 1941 | 239 |
| 1942 | 300 |
| 1943 | 420 |
| 1944 | 312 |
| 1945 | 415 |
| 1946 | 549 |
| 1947 | 895 |
| 1948 | 673 |
| 1949 | 1,079 |
| 1950 | 618 |
| 1951 | 539 |
| 1952 | 332 |
| 1953 | 130 |
| 1954 | 897 |
| 1955 | 558 |
| 1956 | 311 |
| 1957 | 416 |
| 1958 | 836 |
| 1959 | 487 |
| 1960 | 559 |
| 1961 | 467 |
| 1962 | 1,136 |
| 1963 | 470 |
| 1964 | 249 |
| 1965 | 396 |
| 1966 | 984 |
| 1967 | 704 |
| 1968 | 531 |
| 1969 | 580 |
| 1970 | 558 |
| 1971 | 1,003 |
| 1972 | 394 |
| 1973 | 611 |
| 1974 | 398 |
| 1975 | 574 |
| 1976 | 605 |
| 1977 | 647 |
| 1978 | 1,623 |
| 1979 | 1,911 |
| 1980 | 537 |
| 1981 | 734 |
| 1982 | 809 |
| 1983 | 1,130 |
| 1984 | 1,297 |
| 1985 | 1,189 |
| 1986 | 1,055 |
| 1987 | 729 |
| 1988 | 885 |
| 1989 | 776 |
| 1990 | 1,429 |
| 1991 | 765 |
| 1992 | 933 |
| 1993 | 672 |
| 1994 | 959 |
| 1995 | 1,838 |
| 1996 | 1,123 |
| 1997 | 1,086 |
| 1998 | 1,291 |
| 1999 | 1,022 |
| 2000 | 935 |
| 2001 | 862 |
| 2002 | 998 |
| 2003 | 834 |
| 2004 | 1,407 |
| 2005 | 916 |
| 2006 | 766 |
| 2007 | 1,097 |
| 2008 | 987 |
| 2009 | 856 |
| 2010 | 1,122 |
| 2011 | 718 |
| 2012 | 1,020 |
| 2013 | 462 |
| 2014 | 1,235 |
| 2015 | 896 |
| 2016 | 853 |
| 2017 | 1,039 |
| 2018 | 426 |
| 2019 | 950 |
| 2020 | 1,106 |
| 2021 | 2,340 |
| 2022 | 516 |
| 2023 | 607 |
| 2024 | 688 |
| 2025 | 1,176 |
| 2026 | 485 |
Download the Data
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).