Weather Records on 18 February 1974

467 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1974. Highest significance: Mountain View, CA.

Key Facts for 18 February 1974

On 18 February 1974, 467 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
137 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 452 daily.
Mountain View set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 18 February 1974.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

467 stations

467 station records on 18 February 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.6 mm (6.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cluny	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roseberth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Shearer Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Daniel de Queiroz (Muxiopo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flamengo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Currawilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wind River	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Birdsville Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buckingham Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tulelake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nappa Merrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marree (Farina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record snow depth	180.0 cm (70.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dajarra Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record snow depth	108.0 cm (42.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bookaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cloncurry Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hinnomunjie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sunny Corner (Snow Line)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Durham Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Upanema (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

467 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 18 February 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 18 February 1974 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 452.

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 230.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1974

Top 20 records on 18 February 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1974	Mountain View, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1974	Mountain View, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1974	West Wyalong (Tallimbalong), AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1974	Newcastle Waters, AU	daily rain	168.6 mm (6.6 in)	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	2 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1974	Castle Rock, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1974	Powell Creek, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	77 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1974	Cluny, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1974	Roseberth Station, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1974	Enngonia (Shearer Street), AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1974	Bologna, IT	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	117 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1974	Daniel de Queiroz (Muxiopo), BR	daily rain	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1974	Cheesman, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	63 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1974	Cobar (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1974	Flamengo, BR	daily rain	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1974	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1974	Port Hastings, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	94 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1974	Newcastle Waters Post Office, AU	all-time rain	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1974	Tulsa Intl AP, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1974	Currawilla Station, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1974	Wind River, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	34 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1974. 1974 had 467 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	378
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	3