Weather Records on 18 February 1947

248 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1947. Highest significance: Nguiu, AU.

Key Facts for 18 February 1947

On 18 February 1947, 248 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 245 daily.
Nguiu set a daily record precipitation of 188.5 mm (7.4 in) on 18 February 1947.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

248 stations

248 station records on 18 February 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nguiu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nairibin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chakradhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nayagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tirora	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ambagarh Chowki	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salepur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.9 C (10.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	85.0 cm (33.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Thorne	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Goilkera	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kuringup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pueblo City Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mutooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baloda Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lupton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arukutty	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Commodore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Archer Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Warora	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low maximum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-20.7 C (-5.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marmarth	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

248 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 95, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 18 February 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 18 February 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 245.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

200 broken records

Margins by which the 200 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1947

Top 20 records on 18 February 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1947	Nguiu, AU	daily rain	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	130.1 mm (5.1 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1947	Nairibin, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1947	Chakradhanpur, IN	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1947	Nayagarh, IN	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1947	Tirora, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1947	Brownsville, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1947	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1947	Ambagarh Chowki, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1947	Estes Park, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1947	Vestervig, DK	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	67 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1947	Tranebjerg, DK	daily low max	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	67 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1947	Bathurst, CA	daily high min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	70 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1947	Timbauba, BR	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1947	Salzburg, AT	daily low min	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	59 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1947	Salepur, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1947	Vastervik, SE	daily low min	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1947	Kiev, UA	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	65 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1947	Coldwater, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	55 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1947	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	51 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1947	Putbus, DE	daily low min	-11.9 C (10.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	54 years	26 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1947. 1947 had 248 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	168
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1