Weather Records on 18 February 1975

682 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1975. Highest significance: Vryburg (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 18 February 1975

On 18 February 1975, 682 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
250 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 667 daily.
Vryburg (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 77.0 mm (3.0 in) on 18 February 1975.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

682 stations

682 station records on 18 February 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Birobidzhan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hertzogville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Benfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Don	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Floraville Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vryburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Geelkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Geluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Koppiesvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Windsorton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Swartkoppies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Schweizer-Reneke (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Progress	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Panhandle	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koosharem	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lorraine	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boscobel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lourensgeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Welgeleven	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monterey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Astolfo Dutra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Olyfenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

682 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 191, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 75, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 18 February 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	191
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	75
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 18 February 1975 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 667.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

536 broken records

Margins by which the 536 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1975

Top 20 records on 18 February 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1975	Vryburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1975	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1975	Birobidzhan, RU	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1975	Winfield 3NE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1975	Medicine Lodge, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1975	Hertzogville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1975	Mount Florance, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1975	Benfontein, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1975	Brunette Downs, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1975	Red Rvr, US	monthly snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1975	Perryton, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1975	Cape Don, AU	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1975	Floraville Downs Station, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1975	Vryburg, ZA	monthly rain	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1975	Toronto, CA	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	115 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1975	Fall Rvr Lake, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1975	Lawrence, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1975	Geelkop, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1975	Geluk, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1975	Koppiesvlei, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	39 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1975. 1975 had 682 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	526
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1