Weather Records on 18 February 1977

799 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1977. Highest significance: Idracowra, AU.

Key Facts for 18 February 1977

On 18 February 1977, 799 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
516 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 781 daily.
Idracowra set a daily record precipitation of 62.0 mm (2.4 in) on 18 February 1977.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

799 stations

799 station records on 18 February 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Idracowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Fredonia	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lewiston	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fullarton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Puntilla	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Cavenagh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mundurin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ilbunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adolphskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arcade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Erldunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sarelsrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orick Prairie Creek Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Modesto AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Headingly Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bedourie Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parys (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palm Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Missao Velha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

799 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 375, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 179, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 18 February 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	375
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 18 February 1977 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 781.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

647 broken records

Margins by which the 647 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1977

Top 20 records on 18 February 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1977	Idracowra, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1977	Fredonia, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1977	Lewiston, US	all-time snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	14 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1977	Willowmore, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1977	Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	82 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1977	Hermannsburg, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1977	Carandotta Station, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1977	Fullarton, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1977	Coorabulka, AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1977	Puntilla, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1977	Mount Cavenagh, AU	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1977	Strawberry Hill (Bos), ZA	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1977	Zevenfontein, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1977	Mundurin Station, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1977	Crockett, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1977	De Vlei "de Kruis", ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1977	Los Gatos, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1977	Marysville, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	61 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1977	Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1977	Ilbunga, AU	daily rain	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	39 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1977. 1977 had 799 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	643
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1