Weather Records on 18 February 1919

500 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1919. Highest significance: Daylesford, AU.

Key Facts for 18 February 1919

On 18 February 1919, 500 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 431 daily.
Daylesford set an all-time record daily precipitation of 148.1 mm (5.8 in) on 18 February 1919.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

500 stations

500 station records on 18 February 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Malmsbury Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Overland Corner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glenaroua	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough (Dawson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kyneton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte Cave Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cundare South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Miltalie (Poodra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cornalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charlton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Numurkah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Runnymede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wandin (Yallock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grantville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Expedition Pass Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Elliott	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine (Tulse Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dumosa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton Middle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Fairy (Griffiths Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

500 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1919 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 487, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 18 February 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	487
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 February 1919 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 54, daily 431.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

491 broken records

Margins by which the 491 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1919

Top 20 records on 18 February 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1919	Daylesford, AU	all-time rain	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1919	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1919	Little River (Mount Rothwell), AU	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1919	Novorossijsk, RU	monthly rain	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1919	Port Alfred, ZA	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1919	Mornington, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1919	San Remo, AU	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1919	Cowes, AU	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1919	Malmsbury Reservoir, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1919	Overland Corner, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1919	Geelong Sec, AU	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1919	Warrnambool Shire Office, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1919	Milang, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1919	Kew, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1919	Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1919	Alexandra (Post Office), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1919	Glenaroua, AU	monthly rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1919	Peterborough (Dawson), AU	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1919	Dromana, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1919	Kyneton Post Office, AU	monthly rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	53 of 100 (Notable)

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 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1919. 1919 had 500 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	325
20 to 40	129
40 to 60	32
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3