Weather Records on 18 February 1982

574 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1982. Highest significance: Acude Ipaguassu, BR.

Key Facts for 18 February 1982

On 18 February 1982, 574 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
238 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 559 daily.
Acude Ipaguassu set a daily record precipitation of 99.5 mm (3.9 in) on 18 February 1982.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

574 stations

574 station records on 18 February 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Acude Ipaguassu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehorse A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Martuni	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Luis Gomes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Luray 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Santa Maria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Indiana 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alto Uruguai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arrojado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alhandra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.7 C (94.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Curral Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Pedro (Sao Pedro Do Acude)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Putneyville 2 SE Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Saba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nqutu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Umari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.9 C (96.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yugarenok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kearneysville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beltsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Penjamo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bomnak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chileka	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Natl Arboretum Dc	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	132.1 cm (52.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

574 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 111, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 198, Heaviest daily snowfall 75, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 18 February 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	111
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	75
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 18 February 1982 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 559.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

461 broken records

Margins by which the 461 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1982

Top 20 records on 18 February 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1982	Acude Ipaguassu, BR	daily rain	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1982	Whitehorse A, CA	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1982	State College, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1982	Martuni, AM	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1982	Luis Gomes, BR	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1982	Solomons, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1982	Medford Exp STN, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1982	S Bend AP, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1982	Naboomspruit (Pol), ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1982	Luray 5 E, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1982	Mtunzini, ZA	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1982	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1982	Acude Santa Maria, BR	daily rain	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1982	Romney 1 SW, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1982	Indiana 3 SE, US	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1982	Wolfsburg, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1982	Bergplaats (Bos), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1982	Alto Uruguai, BR	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1982	Arrojado, BR	daily rain	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1982	Alhandra, BR	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	36 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1982. 1982 had 574 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	404
50 to 100	43
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1