Weather Records on 18 February 1988

585 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1988. Highest significance: Vergelegen, ZA.

Key Facts for 18 February 1988

On 18 February 1988, 585 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
148 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 558 daily.
Vergelegen set an all-time record daily precipitation of 90.5 mm (3.6 in) on 18 February 1988.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

585 stations

585 station records on 18 February 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vergelegen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tweefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tevredenheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Witdraai (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brakboschpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sobraji	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grootvlakte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Spitskop (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pensacola Forest Sherman NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kasane	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Skwentna	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Van der Waltshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bleskop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Evant 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Encampment 10 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Letjiebos (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olyfenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Slidell	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kykrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wagenaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goldthwaite 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gordonville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rheboksfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Daingerfield 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poortjie-Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quaggasdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Roy	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

585 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 312, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 18 February 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	312
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 18 February 1988 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 558.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

494 broken records

Margins by which the 494 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1988

Top 20 records on 18 February 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1988	Vergelegen, ZA	all-time rain	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1988	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	69 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1988	Tweefontein, ZA	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1988	Tevredenheid, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1988	Witdraai (Pol), ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1988	Carville 2 SW, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1988	Baton Rouge Metro AP, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1988	Brakboschpoort, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1988	Sobraji, BR	daily rain	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1988	Coloso, PR	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1988	Grootvlakte, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1988	Spitskop (Agr), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1988	Pensacola Forest Sherman NAS, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1988	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1988	Midland Odessa, US	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1988	Kasane, BW	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1988	Elk, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1988	Skwentna, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1988	Thornlea, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1988	Douglas, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	43 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1988. 1988 had 585 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	469
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	3