Weather Records on 18 February 1927

310 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1927. Highest significance: Vicksburg, US.

Key Facts for 18 February 1927

On 18 February 1927, 310 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 298 daily.
Vicksburg set a monthly record daily precipitation of 174.8 mm (6.9 in) on 18 February 1927.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

310 stations

310 station records on 18 February 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vicksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Magnolia	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walsh River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ringtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lost Creek Near	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rugby	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede Spottsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

310 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 116, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 18 February 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 February 1927 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 298.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

256 broken records

Margins by which the 256 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1927

Top 20 records on 18 February 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1927	Vicksburg, US	monthly rain	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1927	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1927	Brakfontein, ZA	all-time rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1927	Ashland, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1927	Clarksville Wwtp, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1927	Magnolia, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1927	New Madrid, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1927	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1927	Canton 4N, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1927	Tullahoma, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1927	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1927	Lexington, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1927	Greensburg, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1927	Anticosti West Point, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1927	Anticosti West Point, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1927	Jackson 4 NW, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1927	Walsh River Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1927	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1927	Macon 2 NE, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1927	Warren, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	29 years	22 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 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1927. 1927 had 310 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	234
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1