Weather Records on 18 February 1970

454 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1970. Highest significance: Baandee North, AU.

Key Facts for 18 February 1970

On 18 February 1970, 454 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
215 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 435 daily.
Baandee North set a daily record precipitation of 58.2 mm (2.3 in) on 18 February 1970.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

454 stations

454 station records on 18 February 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Baandee North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Volnovakha	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-25.2 C (-13.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sohagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-29.8 C (-21.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indaiatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-25.1 C (-13.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lozova	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.2 C (113.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colony	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vogelstruiskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canadian	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wongan Hills Res.Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jabalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plainview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ribeirao Preto (Emsa)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lahar	India	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ulleungdo	Korea, South	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Champoton (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-36.5 C (-33.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record snow depth	233.7 cm (92.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Erick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lovell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

454 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 167, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 18 February 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	167
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 18 February 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 435.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

390 broken records

Margins by which the 390 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1970

Top 20 records on 18 February 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1970	Baandee North, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1970	Annex Creek, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1970	Orebro, SE	daily low max	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	77 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1970	Volnovakha, UA	monthly rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1970	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily low min	-25.2 C (-13.4 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	77 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1970	Falun, SE	daily low max	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	69 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1970	Port Dover, CA	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1970	Sohagpur, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1970	Boras, SE	daily low min	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	77 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1970	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low min	-29.8 C (-21.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	77 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1970	Hilland 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1970	Hays 1 S, US	monthly high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1970	Indaiatuba, BR	daily rain	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1970	Pitea, SE	daily low max	-25.1 C (-13.2 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	69 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1970	Lozova, UA	monthly rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	5 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1970	Montrose #2, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	73 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1970	Fredericksburg, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	63 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1970	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	monthly high max	45.2 C (113.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1970	Poughkeepsie, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	75 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1970	Vale, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	4 years	30 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1970. 1970 had 454 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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Data for records on 1970-02-18: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	368
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1