Weather Records on 18 February 1921

86 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1921. Highest significance: Marsden (Merungle), AU.

Key Facts for 18 February 1921

On 18 February 1921, 86 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
3 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 84 daily.
Marsden (Merungle) set a daily record precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 18 February 1921.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

86 stations

86 station records on 18 February 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coolamon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roseberry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa (Gipsy Point)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quabathoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cowal 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Talyealye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Elliot Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke (Beemery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cowal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moobong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

86 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1921 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 78, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 18 February 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	78
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 18 February 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 84.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

83 broken records

Margins by which the 83 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1921

Top 20 records on 18 February 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1921	Marsden (Merungle), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1921	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1921	Milton Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1921	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1921	Walsingham 1, ZA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1921	Little Rock St Capitol, US	monthly snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1921	Little Rock St Capitol, US	monthly snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1921	Coolamon Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1921	Syfergat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1921	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	18 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1921	Roseberry, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1921	Britstown (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1921	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1921	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1921	Candelo Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1921	Genoa (Gipsy Point), AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1921	Quabathoo, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1921	Bungendore (Douglas), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1921	Lake Cowal 2, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1921	De Vlei "de Kruis", ZA	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	14 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1921. 1921 had 86 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 10	48
10 to 20	16
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	7
60 to 70	1