Weather Records on 18 February 1979

2,300 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1979. Highest significance: Creighton, US.

Key Facts for 18 February 1979

On 18 February 1979, 2,300 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 1,006 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 63 were all-time records, 119 monthly and 2,118 daily.
Creighton set a daily record snow depth of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 18 February 1979.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 18 February 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Creighton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Camperdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Geneva	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Muloorina Station (Muloorina H	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Channahon Dresden Isl Dam	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles Lock/Dam	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
High Pt	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cormick 9 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kiel-Kronshagen	Germany	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Florence Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Resaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Janesville	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saltern Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton L&D #13	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gaffney 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Samaria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Givhans Ferry 2 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lone Rock Tri Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jever	Germany	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bellevue L/D 12	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Edgemont	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,300 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 543, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 463, Heaviest daily rainfall 312, Heaviest daily snowfall 352, Deepest snow cover 572.

Records on 18 February 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	543
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	463
Heaviest daily rainfall	312
Heaviest daily snowfall	352
Deepest snow cover	572

Records on 18 February 1979 by timescale: all-time 63, monthly 119, daily 2,118.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,940 broken records

Margins by which the 1,940 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1244.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1979

Top 20 records on 18 February 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1979	Creighton, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1979	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1979	Statesville 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	77 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1979	Cheraw, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	82 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1979	Marion, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1979	Geneva, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1979	Muloorina Station (Muloorina H, AU	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	81 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1979	Loup City, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1979	Marion, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1979	Kingston, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1979	Highlands, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.3 cm (8.8 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1979	Aurora Water, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1979	Galesburg, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1979	Highlands, US	monthly snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1979	Little Mtn, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	83 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1979	Mc Minnville, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1979	Cartersville, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1979	Channahon Dresden Isl Dam, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1979	Marseilles Lock/Dam, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1979	High Pt, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 years	53 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1979. 1979 had 2,300 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 200	1,847
200 to 400	81
400 to 600	10
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1