Weather Records on 18 February 1981

2,438 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1981. Highest significance: Pingelly, AU.

Key Facts for 18 February 1981

On 18 February 1981, 2,438 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2,107 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 166 monthly and 2,272 daily.
Pingelly set a daily record precipitation of 63.0 mm (2.5 in) on 18 February 1981.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 18 February 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pingelly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Quellington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mount Clere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Colorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Northam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kulin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Quairading	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quanaminning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dudinin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick-McKinnon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Corrigin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koorikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bulyee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jaroma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shackleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brookton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crooked Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tambarmering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meckering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beverley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilyama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Serra Caiada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jardim de Angicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
The Granites	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Grace Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moulyinning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muresk Agric.College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Proa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,438 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 1,001, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 1,106, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 293, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 18 February 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1,001
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	1,106
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	293
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 18 February 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 166, daily 2,272.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,035 broken records

Margins by which the 2,035 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1981

Top 20 records on 18 February 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1981	Pingelly, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	67 years	69 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1981	Quellington, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1981	Mount Clere, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1981	Colorado, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	67 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1981	Northam, AU	daily rain	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1981	Kulin, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1981	Quairading, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1981	Quanaminning, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1981	Dudinin, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1981	Brunswick-McKinnon AP, US	monthly rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1981	Corrigin, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1981	Kellerberrin, AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1981	Huntingdon, CA	monthly high min	6.0 C (42.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1981	York Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1981	Koorikin, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1981	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily high min	32.0 C (89.6 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	97 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1981	Bulyee, AU	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1981	Peterboro 2 S, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1981	Jaroma, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1981	Shackleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	56 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1981. 1981 had 2,438 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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Data for records on 1981-02-18: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-16 (16 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	2,031
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1