Weather Records on 18 February 1956

1,016 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1956. Highest significance: Kyogle Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 18 February 1956

On 18 February 1956, 1,016 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
204 were record highs and 260 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 990 daily.
Kyogle Post Office set an all-time record daily precipitation of 281.4 mm (11.1 in) on 18 February 1956.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,016 stations

1,016 station records on 18 February 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	281.4 mm (11.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	202.2 mm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mtn City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	267.0 mm (10.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	381.0 mm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	330.5 mm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ernest Junction Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	292.6 mm (11.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	305.3 mm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	506.2 mm (19.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burragate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gilston State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	265.4 mm (10.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tazewell 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	334.5 mm (13.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Florence at Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alstonville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
College Hill Lock 11	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	261.6 mm (10.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	254.3 mm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Broadwater Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Island 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Abbotsford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna Lock 12	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	356.9 mm (14.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rifle	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Little Hickman Lock 8	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,016 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 139, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 121, Heaviest daily rainfall 482, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 18 February 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	139
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	121
Heaviest daily rainfall	482
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 18 February 1956 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 16, daily 990.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

889 broken records

Margins by which the 889 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 384.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1956

Top 20 records on 18 February 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1956	Kyogle Post Office, AU	all-time rain	281.4 mm (11.1 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	26 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1956	Oxenford (Oberon Way), AU	daily rain	202.2 mm (8.0 in)	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1956	Beenleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	62 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1956	Mtn City, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1956	Beowawe, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1956	Budapest, HU	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1956	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	daily rain	267.0 mm (10.5 in)	215.4 mm (8.5 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1956	Condong Sugar Mill, AU	all-time rain	381.0 mm (15.0 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1956	Murwillumbah Post Office, AU	daily rain	330.5 mm (13.0 in)	192.1 mm (7.6 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1956	Richmond, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1956	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1956	Ernest Junction Rail STN, AU	daily rain	292.6 mm (11.5 in)	236.7 mm (9.3 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1956	Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa, AU	daily rain	305.3 mm (12.0 in)	190.2 mm (7.5 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1956	Dover 1 W, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1956	Tomewin (Border Gate), AU	daily rain	506.2 mm (19.9 in)	333.5 mm (13.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1956	Burragate Post Office, AU	daily rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1956	Gilston State School, AU	daily rain	265.4 mm (10.4 in)	210.5 mm (8.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1956	Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla, AU	monthly rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1956	Maclean (McLachlan Street), AU	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1956	Tazewell 2 SE, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	50 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1956. 1956 had 1,016 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	831
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1