Weather Records on 18 February 1942

579 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1942. Highest significance: Kallara, AU.

Key Facts for 18 February 1942

On 18 February 1942, 579 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 380 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 555 daily.
Kallara set a daily record precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 18 February 1942.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

579 stations

579 station records on 18 February 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kallara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Prestwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	199.1 mm (7.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Urisino)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maihar	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Purnanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Janwada	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atner	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Datia	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gerang Gerung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bhandar	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Government Creek	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sidhi	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saltair	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sausar	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

579 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 153, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 227, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 18 February 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	153
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	227
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 18 February 1942 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 19, daily 555.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

501 broken records

Margins by which the 501 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1942

Top 20 records on 18 February 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1942	Kallara, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1942	Tilpa (Tongo Road), AU	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1942	Prestwood Station, AU	monthly rain	199.1 mm (7.8 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	9 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1942	Irvinebank, AU	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1942	Cumberland Station, AU	monthly rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1942	Chillagoe Atherton Street, AU	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1942	Wanaaring (Urisino), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1942	Maihar, IN	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1942	American Falls 6 NE, US	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	11.6 C (20.9 F)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1942	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1942	Herberton White St, AU	daily rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1942	White Cliffs (Purnanga), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1942	Weissenburg, DE	daily snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1942	Mt Garnet Post Office, AU	all-time rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1942	Janwada, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1942	Miranda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1942	Passau-Maierhof, DE	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1942	Atner, IN	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1942	Gilbert River Post Office, AU	monthly rain	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1942	Datia, IN	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	33 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1942. 1942 had 579 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 50	480
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2