Weather Records on 18 February 1965

306 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1965. Highest significance: Wrangell AP, US.

Key Facts for 18 February 1965

On 18 February 1965, 306 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
156 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 296 daily.
Wrangell AP set a daily record precipitation of 53.8 mm (2.1 in) on 18 February 1965.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

306 stations

306 station records on 18 February 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wrangell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenshill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.3 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zomerkomst (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	130.7 mm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Falls River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kwepertuin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond-Natal (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Letaba Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Malta	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Flin Flon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Forsyth 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quinault Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Antonio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alcozauca (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
El Salto (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tanhurst Est, Umzint	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Conrad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ainsworth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Deadwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brady	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Balmorhea	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pecos	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Davis	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
McCamey	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Locke	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albertinia (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brumado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Flin Flon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bikaner	India	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winters 9 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Villahermosa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sawoti	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Drumheller	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

306 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 78, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 18 February 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	78
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 18 February 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 296.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

238 broken records

Margins by which the 238 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1965

Top 20 records on 18 February 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1965	Wrangell AP, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1965	El Carmen (Smn), MX	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1965	Grandfalls 3SSE, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1965	Ketchikan AP, US	monthly rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1965	Ravenshill, ZA	daily rain	110.3 mm (4.3 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	6 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1965	Zomerkomst (Bos), ZA	daily rain	130.7 mm (5.1 in)	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	1 year	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1965	Petersburg 1, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1965	Lisbon, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1965	Falls River, CA	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1965	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	58 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1965	Kwepertuin, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1965	Richmond-Natal (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1965	Chester, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	59 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1965	Hay Springs, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	63 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1965	Letaba Estates, ZA	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1965	Waynesboro 2 S, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1965	Malta, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	54 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1965	Medicine Lake 3 SE, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1965	Ocean Falls, CA	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1965	Ft Meade, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	58 years	25 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1965. 1965 had 306 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 20	210
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1