Weather Records on 18 February 1963

359 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1963. Highest significance: Jacobina, BR.

Key Facts for 18 February 1963

On 18 February 1963, 359 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 349 daily.
Jacobina set a daily record precipitation of 85.0 mm (3.3 in) on 18 February 1963.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

359 stations

359 station records on 18 February 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jacobina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ajana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seguin	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nangetty	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carire	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-25.5 C (-13.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karnes City 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Angicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paint Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eden	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-30.4 C (-22.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canary	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-32.1 C (-25.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Witbankfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paripiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Caraubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Supai	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans WSO City	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ranikhet	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sealy	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

359 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 177, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 18 February 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 18 February 1963 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 349.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

310 broken records

Margins by which the 310 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1963

Top 20 records on 18 February 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1963	Jacobina, BR	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1963	New Hampton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1963	Ajana, AU	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1963	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1963	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	117 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1963	Seguin, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1963	Nangetty, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1963	Magdeburg, DE	all-time snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1963	Lake Charles Chenault, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1963	Carire, BR	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1963	Pommelsbrunn, DE	daily snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1963	Jonkoping, SE	monthly low min	-25.5 C (-13.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1963	Karnes City 2N, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1963	Angicos, BR	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1963	Paint Rock, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1963	Jokkmokk, SE	daily low max	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1963	Eden, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1963	Vestervig, DK	daily low max	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	83 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1963	Orebro, SE	daily low min	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1963	Gavle, SE	daily low min	-30.4 C (-22.7 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	70 years	34 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1963. 1963 had 359 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	300
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1