Weather Records on 18 February 1945

205 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1945. Highest significance: Boverdal, NO.

Key Facts for 18 February 1945

On 18 February 1945, 205 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 203 daily.
Boverdal set a monthly record daily precipitation of 29.1 mm (1.1 in) on 18 February 1945.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

205 stations

205 station records on 18 February 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boverdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Natue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ammathy	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Diapur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill (Woorak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Longerenong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kunderang East (Kenebree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park Sf	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sanklespur	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sanivarsanthe	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
T.Narsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Potkabari	India	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kollegal	India	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Bourke	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tingha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.9 C (-30.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Monte Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

205 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 18 February 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 18 February 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 203.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

174 broken records

Margins by which the 174 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 1945

Top 20 records on 18 February 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1945	Boverdal, NO	monthly rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1945	Maceio (Aeroporto), BR	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1945	Heggaddevankote, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1945	Natue, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1945	Armagh, GB	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	95 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1945	Ammathy, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1945	Oxford, GB	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1945	Diapur, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1945	Effingham 3SW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1945	Uralla (Salisbury Court), AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1945	Drevja, NO	daily rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1945	Anadia, BR	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1945	Glenelg, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1945	Armagh, GB	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	55 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1945	Nhill (Woorak), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1945	Hernando, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1945	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	53 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1945	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1945	Kindersley, CA	daily low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	18.3 C (32.9 F)	1 year	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1945	Longerenong, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	24 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1945. 1945 had 205 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	149
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1