Weather Records on 18 February 1961

1,418 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1961. Highest significance: Neosho Rapids, US.

Key Facts for 18 February 1961

On 18 February 1961, 1,418 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
631 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 1,372 daily.
Neosho Rapids set a monthly record daily precipitation of 58.7 mm (2.3 in) on 18 February 1961.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

1,418 stations

1,418 station records on 18 February 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	356.9 mm (14.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Medford	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	351.0 mm (13.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Milman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Breakwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	296.7 mm (11.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wawaitin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wawaitin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lucerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.6 mm (7.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Akron	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
River Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	199.6 mm (7.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Nova Floresta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,418 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 196, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 435, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 592, Heaviest daily snowfall 169, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 18 February 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	196
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	435
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	592
Heaviest daily snowfall	169
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 18 February 1961 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 43, daily 1,372.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,226 broken records

Margins by which the 1,226 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1961

Top 20 records on 18 February 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1961	Neosho Rapids, US	monthly rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1961	Lawrence, US	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1961	Marlborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	72 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1961	Pacific Heights, AU	daily rain	356.9 mm (14.1 in)	257.6 mm (10.1 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1961	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	monthly rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1961	Britt 3E, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1961	Delaware 3 WSW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1961	Grant City, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1961	Medford, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	69 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1961	Stanwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1961	Albert Lea 3SE, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1961	Rayne 6 N, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1961	Farmington 3NW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1961	Kabra Railway STN, AU	daily rain	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1961	Yaamba, AU	daily rain	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1961	Marshalltown, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1961	Pearlington, US	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1961	St Lawrence Post Office, AU	monthly rain	351.0 mm (13.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1961	Milman, AU	daily rain	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1961	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	23 years	53 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1961. 1961 had 1,418 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	1,170
100 to 200	46
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1