Weather Records on 18 February 1918

112 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1918. Highest significance: Jimenbuen, AU.

Key Facts for 18 February 1918

On 18 February 1918, 112 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
0 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 112 daily.
Jimenbuen set a daily record precipitation of 42.9 mm (1.7 in) on 18 February 1918.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

112 stations

112 station records on 18 February 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jimenbuen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barmah East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yarran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stawell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madowla Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater (Memsie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkers Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mitcham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tareena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Conargo (Willurah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yallook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nillera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Calivil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lorquon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Neds Corner Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nagambie Cba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Macedon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Coleraine (Tulse Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mathoura (Mathoura Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Minimay (Booroopki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sturt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Bridge Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yielima Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

112 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1918 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 106.

Records on 18 February 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 February 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 112.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

106 broken records

Margins by which the 106 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1918

Top 20 records on 18 February 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1918	Jimenbuen, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1918	Barmah East, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1918	Hambantota, LK	daily low min	17.7 C (63.9 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1918	Inglewood (Post Office), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1918	Halls Gap, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1918	Avoca (Post Office), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1918	Bungonia (Inverary Park), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1918	Yarran, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1918	Stawell, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1918	Madowla Park, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1918	Ardrossan, AU	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1918	Port Clinton (Yararoo), AU	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1918	Bridgewater (Memsie), AU	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1918	Cavendish (Post Office), AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1918	Lillimur Estate, AU	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1918	Leitchville Post Office, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1918	Barkers Creek Reservoir, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1918	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1918	Mitcham Post Office, AU	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1918	Tareena, AU	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	30 years	20 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

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1918. 1918 had 112 records.

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

Records on 02-18 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1809	1
1813	2
1827	2
1838	1
1846	1
1847	1
1850	1
1851	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1880	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	6
1893	5
1895	6
1896	7
1897	1
1898	3
1899	2
1900	10
1901	5
1902	3
1903	31
1904	8
1905	11
1906	10
1907	10
1908	10
1909	12
1910	21
1911	42
1912	28
1913	29
1914	15
1915	20
1916	24
1917	44
1918	112
1919	500
1920	39
1921	86
1922	58
1923	97
1924	174
1925	66
1926	231
1927	310
1928	462
1929	483
1930	628
1931	371
1932	200
1933	134
1934	217
1935	137
1936	1,487
1937	284
1938	775
1939	308
1940	407
1941	164
1942	579
1943	436
1944	465
1945	205
1946	793
1947	248
1948	783
1949	543
1950	721
1951	642
1952	510
1953	148
1954	596
1955	795
1956	1,016
1957	322
1958	1,549
1959	695
1960	366
1961	1,418
1962	605
1963	359
1964	249
1965	306
1966	711
1967	537
1968	478
1969	456
1970	454
1971	822
1972	445
1973	690
1974	467
1975	682
1976	1,075
1977	799
1978	1,766
1979	2,300
1980	1,018
1981	2,438
1982	574
1983	620
1984	912
1985	690
1986	1,679
1987	528
1988	585
1989	1,034
1990	1,324
1991	937
1992	488
1993	1,960
1994	889
1995	939
1996	1,031
1997	1,039
1998	1,892
1999	644
2000	1,249
2001	470
2002	832
2003	1,128
2004	968
2005	595
2006	1,872
2007	835
2008	989
2009	664
2010	1,634
2011	1,600
2012	628
2013	388
2014	846
2015	831
2016	794
2017	1,033
2018	611
2019	1,411
2020	1,050
2021	1,711
2022	1,144
2023	984
2024	860
2025	1,063
2026	1,127

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 February 1918
Margin	Records
0 to 10	84
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1