Weather Records on 18 February 1986

1,679 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1986. Highest significance: Ft Bidwell, US.

Key Facts for 18 February 1986

On 18 February 1986, 1,679 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
892 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 134 monthly and 1,537 daily.
Ft Bidwell set a daily record precipitation of 56.4 mm (2.2 in) on 18 February 1986.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

1,679 stations

1,679 station records on 18 February 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Cedarville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Paul 1ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra City	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Becanchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wickiup Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hazelton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific House	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cass Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Murotomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sur STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Keno	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Catmis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elberta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kochi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guthega Power Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kremmling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,679 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 427, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 465, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 489, Heaviest daily snowfall 112, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 18 February 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	427
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	465
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	489
Heaviest daily snowfall	112
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 18 February 1986 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 134, daily 1,537.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,367 broken records

Margins by which the 1,367 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 242.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1986

Top 20 records on 18 February 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1986	Ft Bidwell, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	74 years	72 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1986	Cedarville, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1986	Nevada City, US	daily rain	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	59 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1986	Augusta, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1986	Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas, US	monthly rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1986	Lifton Pumping STN, US	monthly rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1986	Paul 1ENE, US	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1986	Tahoe City, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1986	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1986	Broadus, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1986	Sierra City, US	daily rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1986	Boca, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1986	Carson City, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1986	Kemmerer 2N, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1986	Becanchen, MX	monthly rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1986	Wickiup Dam, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	24.2 cm (9.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1986	Auburn, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1986	Hazelton, US	monthly rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1986	Pacific House, US	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1986	Cass Lake, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	24 years	50 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1986. 1986 had 1,679 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	1,305
50 to 100	47
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1