Weather Records on 18 February 1973

690 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1973. Highest significance: Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 18 February 1973

On 18 February 1973, 690 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 191 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 671 daily.
Kieskamahoek (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 91.2 mm (3.6 in) on 18 February 1973.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

690 stations

690 station records on 18 February 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Emgcewe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Indlunkulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Huxley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ghanzi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wildeperdehoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Itaberaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Big Trout Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Groenkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Perdeberg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ibeka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Steeunmekaar (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Khosis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sebeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Groenfontein "Montagu"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tiraspol	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Catole	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cwencwe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Werrina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wolmada	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blouboskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bele (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coronel Macedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Swan River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colwana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

690 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 337, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 18 February 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	337
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 18 February 1973 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 671.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

615 broken records

Margins by which the 615 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 1973

Top 20 records on 18 February 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1973	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1973	Emgcewe (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1973	Indlunkulu (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1973	Huxley, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1973	Ghanzi, BW	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1973	Pirie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1973	Gannapan, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1973	Aspermont, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1973	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1973	Wildeperdehoek, ZA	daily rain	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1973	Port Aux Basques, CA	daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1973	Mount Morris, AU	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1973	Izmail, UA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1973	Itaberaba, BR	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1973	Big Trout Lake, CA	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1973	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1973	Groenkloof, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1973	Bulgroo Station, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1973	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1973	Perdeberg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	47 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1973. 1973 had 690 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	589
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1