Weather Records on 18 February 1969

456 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1969. Highest significance: Grand Meadow, US.

Key Facts for 18 February 1969

On 18 February 1969, 456 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 195 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 427 daily.
Grand Meadow set a daily record snow depth of 83.8 cm (33.0 in) on 18 February 1969.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

456 stations

456 station records on 18 February 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grand Meadow	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Olyfenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caroleen	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Reivilo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Konni	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Landrum 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.9 C (-12.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-22.7 C (-8.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aryankavu	India	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-28.1 C (-18.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-26.4 C (-15.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-46.0 C (-50.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-26.5 C (-15.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Klipspruit (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ganado	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cordele	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record snow depth	124.0 cm (48.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-15.9 C (3.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hannover	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seesen	Germany	Record snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Werk-Met-Lus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goldfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

456 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 117, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 100, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 112.

Records on 18 February 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	117
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	112

Records on 18 February 1969 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 18, daily 427.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

393 broken records

Margins by which the 393 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1969

Top 20 records on 18 February 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1969	Grand Meadow, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1969	Olyfenfontein, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1969	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1969	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1969	Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1969	Caroleen, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1969	Lisbon, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1969	Reivilo, ZA	monthly rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1969	Durham, GB	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1969	Konni, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1969	Ocosingo, MX	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1969	Clay Ctr, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1969	Hoxie, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1969	McPherson, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1969	Landrum 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1969	Irkutsk, RU	daily low max	-24.9 C (-12.8 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	70 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1969	Arnsberg, DE	daily snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	68 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1969	Victor 4 N, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1969	Alice Downs, AU	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1969	Kleve, DE	all-time snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	0 years	35 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1969. 1969 had 456 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	361
100 to 200	15
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	2