Weather Records on 18 February 1952

510 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1952. Highest significance: Glendive, US.

Key Facts for 18 February 1952

On 18 February 1952, 510 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 493 daily.
Glendive set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 18 February 1952.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

510 stations

510 station records on 18 February 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glendive	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
North Bridgton	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Benmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston (Hunters Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lambton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paulo Afonso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Perangery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tenindewa Bindu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stettler	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Steigen	Norway	Record snow depth	91.0 cm (35.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	187.0 cm (73.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record snow depth	84.0 cm (33.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goorangoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

510 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 251, Heaviest daily snowfall 121, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 18 February 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	251
Heaviest daily snowfall	121
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 18 February 1952 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 14, daily 493.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

435 broken records

Margins by which the 435 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 770.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1952

Top 20 records on 18 February 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1952	Glendive, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1952	North Bridgton, US	daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1952	Norddal, NO	all-time rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1952	E Wareham, US	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1952	Benmore, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1952	Ellerston (Hunters Vale), AU	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1952	Berlin, US	all-time snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1952	Lambton, CA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1952	Farmington, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1952	Middleboro, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1952	Artichoke Lake 1 E, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1952	Paulo Afonso, BR	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1952	Nepisiguit Falls, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1952	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1952	Quantambone, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1952	Tylden "Tulden", ZA	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1952	Woodstock, US	daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	39.3 cm (15.5 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1952	Perangery, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1952	Nappan Cda, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1952	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)

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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1952. 1952 had 510 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 100	406
100 to 200	20
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1