Weather Records on 18 February 1960

366 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1960. Highest significance: Allardt, US.

Key Facts for 18 February 1960

On 18 February 1960, 366 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
89 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 356 daily.
Allardt set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 18 February 1960.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

366 stations

366 station records on 18 February 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Allardt	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Allardt	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Niagara Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Philo	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walsh River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tapoco	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jersey City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalihi Rsch Site 777	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Philo	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ogilvie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Niagara Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Landrum 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Keedysville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
High Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morrilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rookwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tripoli Sidi El Mesri	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Masindi	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

366 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 68, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 18 February 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	68
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 18 February 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 356.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

319 broken records

Margins by which the 319 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1960

Top 20 records on 18 February 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1960	Allardt, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1960	Allardt, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1960	Niagara Falls, CA	daily snowfall	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1960	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1960	Waverly, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1960	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1960	Waynesboro, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1960	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1960	Philo, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1960	Burkes Garden, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1960	Plain Dealing, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	66 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1960	Portsmouth-Sciotoville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1960	Washington, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1960	Walsh River Post Office, AU	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1960	Dalby Post Office, AU	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	66 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1960	Ashwood, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1960	Tapoco, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1960	Biskra, DZ	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	61 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1960	Stuttgart, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	54 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1960	Jersey City, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	31 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1960. 1960 had 366 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	289
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1