Weather Records on 18 February 1958

1,549 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1958. Highest significance: Nebo, AU.

Key Facts for 18 February 1958

On 18 February 1958, 1,549 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
419 were record highs and 896 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 30 were all-time records, 100 monthly and 1,419 daily.
Nebo set an all-time record daily precipitation of 242.8 mm (9.6 in) on 18 February 1958.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

1,549 stations

1,549 station records on 18 February 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	242.8 mm (9.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	459.7 mm (18.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Niagara Falls Ont Hydro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	311.4 mm (12.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	312.7 mm (12.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Freeling Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	576.6 mm (22.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kuttabul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	402.8 mm (15.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	305.3 mm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lorinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adams	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hlobane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Keedysville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Modesto AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	285.2 mm (11.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caroleen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dante	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	255.3 mm (10.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Binghamton Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mirani Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	360.7 mm (14.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Niagara Falls Ont Hydro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Centreville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,549 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 223, Lowest daily maximum 535, Highest daily minimum 196, Lowest daily minimum 361, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 78.

Records on 18 February 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	223
Lowest daily maximum	535
Highest daily minimum	196
Lowest daily minimum	361
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	78

Records on 18 February 1958 by timescale: all-time 30, monthly 100, daily 1,419.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,306 broken records

Margins by which the 1,306 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1958

Top 20 records on 18 February 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1958	Nebo, AU	all-time rain	242.8 mm (9.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1958	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1958	Asheville, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1958	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1958	E Stroudsburg, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1958	Bloomsbury Post Office, AU	all-time rain	459.7 mm (18.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1958	Niagara Falls Ont Hydro, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1958	Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv, ZA	monthly rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1958	Lancaster 2 NE Pump St, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1958	Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	311.4 mm (12.3 in)	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1958	Delhi 2 SE, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1958	Pleystowe Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	312.7 mm (12.3 in)	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1958	Freeling Railway, AU	monthly rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1958	Gargett Post Office, AU	all-time rain	576.6 mm (22.7 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1958	Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZA	monthly rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1958	Statesville 2 NNE, US	all-time low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1958	Dillon, US	all-time low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1958	Kuttabul Post Office, AU	monthly rain	402.8 mm (15.9 in)	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1958	San Jose, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1958	Hypoluxo, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	55 years	41 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1958. 1958 had 1,549 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 100	1,274
100 to 200	26
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1