Weather Records on 18 February 1934

217 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1934. Highest significance: Sahebganj, IN.

Key Facts for 18 February 1934

On 18 February 1934, 217 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 204 daily.
Sahebganj set a monthly record daily precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 18 February 1934.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

217 stations

217 station records on 18 February 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sahebganj	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Doon Garage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dundullimal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Supaul	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gangajalghati	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ninyeunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Padwa	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalpienung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kyabram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bamawm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gladfield Hopefield Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gobindpur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baxter	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dalu	India	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Ginghet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middelwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalna	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln (White Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Towaninnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mooroopna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Golaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

217 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 18 February 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 18 February 1934 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 204.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

185 broken records

Margins by which the 185 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1934

Top 20 records on 18 February 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1934	Sahebganj, IN	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1934	Carinda Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1934	Bonnie Doon Garage, AU	all-time rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1934	Aberfoyle, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1934	Dundullimal, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1934	Wedderburn (Post Office), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1934	Supaul, IN	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1934	Karimganj, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1934	Cananeia G4-001, BR	daily rain	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1934	Gangajalghati, IN	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1934	Ninyeunook, AU	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1934	Padwa, IN	monthly rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	22 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1934	Kalpienung, AU	monthly rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1934	Kyabram Post Office, AU	monthly rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1934	Bamawm, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1934	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily high max	8.7 C (47.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	55 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1934	Jonkoping, SE	daily high max	11.4 C (52.5 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1934	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1934	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high max	9.2 C (48.6 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	55 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1934	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	23 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1934. 1934 had 217 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	154
10 to 20	17
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1