Weather Records on 18 February 1968

478 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1968. Highest significance: Saint Maries, US.

Key Facts for 18 February 1968

On 18 February 1968, 478 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
143 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 460 daily.
Saint Maries set a daily record precipitation of 45.5 mm (1.8 in) on 18 February 1968.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

478 stations

478 station records on 18 February 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	233.9 mm (9.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Changenachery	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meringa Sugar Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Verma	Norway	Record snow depth	158.0 cm (62.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hiawatha	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huajuapan de Leon (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Avery Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Timber	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alcozauca (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tafjord	Norway	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	103.0 cm (40.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.2 C (100.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zitacuaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wetherby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Sal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Julatten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maracas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beauceville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Washakie 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Honaunau 27	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Koah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chinle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

478 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 204, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 18 February 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 18 February 1968 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 15, daily 460.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

410 broken records

Margins by which the 410 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1968

Top 20 records on 18 February 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1968	Saint Maries, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1968	Kuranda Railway Station, AU	daily rain	233.9 mm (9.2 in)	165.3 mm (6.5 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1968	Kellogg, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1968	Changenachery, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1968	Bucuresti Filaret, RO	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1968	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high min	25.8 C (78.4 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	71 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1968	Stave Falls, CA	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1968	Lysebotn, NO	daily snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1968	Meringa Sugar Exp STN, AU	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1968	Cle Elum, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1968	Lyndhurst Station, AU	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1968	Staunton Wtp, US	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	67 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1968	Winnemucca AP, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1968	Portland Rfc City, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1968	Tacambaro, MX	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1968	Verma, NO	daily snow depth	158.0 cm (62.2 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	62 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1968	Hiawatha, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1968	Kula Sanatorium 267, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1968	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	68 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1968	Huajuapan de Leon (Smn), MX	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	42 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1968. 1968 had 478 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	392
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2