Weather Records on 18 February 1990

1,324 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1990. Highest significance: New Delhi/Safdarjun, IN.

Key Facts for 18 February 1990

On 18 February 1990, 1,324 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
501 were record highs and 345 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,287 daily.
New Delhi/Safdarjun set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 18 February 1990.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

1,324 stations

1,324 station records on 18 February 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Shurabad	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bikaner	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Reno AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Odzun	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Birdseye	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Udabno (Mount)	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Willits 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gardabani	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Amasia	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gumri	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minersville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Hill	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tashir	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Volta Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Altenbern	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Mandacaru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huerta Vieja	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jensen	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Itauninhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bakuriani	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hamilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Valley 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aparan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lagos de Moreno (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tototlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hightower	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodfords	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oracle 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,324 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 220, Lowest daily maximum 206, Highest daily minimum 281, Lowest daily minimum 139, Heaviest daily rainfall 319, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 89.

Records on 18 February 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	220
Lowest daily maximum	206
Highest daily minimum	281
Lowest daily minimum	139
Heaviest daily rainfall	319
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	89

Records on 18 February 1990 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 35, daily 1,287.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,139 broken records

Margins by which the 1,139 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 850.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1990

Top 20 records on 18 February 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1990	New Delhi/Safdarjun, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	88 years	68 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1990	Tierra Blanca (Smn), MX	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1990	Bowman Dam, US	daily snowfall	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	85.0 cm (33.5 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1990	Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	74 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1990	Shurabad, AM	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1990	Garrison, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1990	Garrison, US	all-time snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	74 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1990	Bikaner, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1990	Reno AP, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1990	McGill, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1990	Odzun, AM	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1990	Birdseye, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1990	Udabno (Mount), GE	monthly rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1990	Yreka, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1990	Willits 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1990	Gardabani, GE	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1990	Cedarville, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1990	Zakatala, AZ	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1990	Amasia, AM	monthly rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1990	Gumri, AM	monthly rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	55 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1990. 1990 had 1,324 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	1,122
200 to 400	13
400 to 600	3
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1