Weather Records on 18 February 1937

284 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1937. Highest significance: Tirrengower, AU.

Key Facts for 18 February 1937

On 18 February 1937, 284 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 279 daily.
Tirrengower set a monthly record daily precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 18 February 1937.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

284 stations

284 station records on 18 February 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tirrengower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bhawanipatna	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sambalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Talegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Umrer	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	192.0 cm (75.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Honokaa Mauka	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lakhnadon	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Niulii 179	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baramba	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Keolari	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Khairee	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gadhchiroli	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mandla	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nowgong	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sanjari	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chatarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ghorajheri	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Yanyarrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	149.0 cm (58.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bidar	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ajaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nagode	India	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indi	India	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hatta	India	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Navalgund	India	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilkal	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ron	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mudigere	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nizamabad	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hungund	India	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quinyambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra (Olive Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muddebihal	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Iklera(Aklera)	India	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Girwan Naraini	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

284 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 18 February 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 18 February 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 279.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

250 broken records

Margins by which the 250 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 940.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1937

Top 20 records on 18 February 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1937	Tirrengower, AU	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1937	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1937	Sagar, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1937	Bhawanipatna, IN	monthly rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1937	Sambalpur, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1937	Haina 214, US	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	132.9 mm (5.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1937	Talegaon, IN	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1937	Umrer, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1937	Millwood (Bos), ZA	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1937	Hvar, HR	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1937	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1937	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily snow depth	192.0 cm (75.6 in)	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1937	Honokaa Mauka, US	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1937	Lakhnadon, IN	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1937	Niulii 179, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1937	Baramba, IN	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1937	Keolari, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1937	Khairee, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1937	Bargarh, IN	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1937	Nhill, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	31 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1937. 1937 had 284 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 200	247
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1