Weather Records on 18 February 1991

937 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1991. Highest significance: Camel Creek Station, AU.

Key Facts for 18 February 1991

On 18 February 1991, 937 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
253 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 878 daily.
Camel Creek Station set an all-time record daily precipitation of 304.2 mm (12.0 in) on 18 February 1991.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

937 stations

937 station records on 18 February 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Camel Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	304.2 mm (12.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Greenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Primghar	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.4 mm (7.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
White Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Glen Harding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceburg Filt Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun City	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blunt	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manderson 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aasiaat	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Longvalley	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	253.6 mm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burwell 2WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Muscle Shoals AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vargem Do Engenho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Catharinasvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meadowbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Owl	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 14 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Onaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maseru	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oahe Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springs-Olympia Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore 23 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

937 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 154, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 449, Heaviest daily snowfall 136, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 18 February 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	154
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	449
Heaviest daily snowfall	136
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 18 February 1991 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 53, daily 878.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

779 broken records

Margins by which the 779 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1991

Top 20 records on 18 February 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1991	Camel Creek Station, AU	all-time rain	304.2 mm (12.0 in)	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	23 years	71 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1991	Stephan 2 NW, US	monthly rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1991	Greenvale, AU	daily rain	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1991	Primghar, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	93 years	69 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1991	Gann Valley 4NW, US	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1991	Valley of Lagoons, AU	daily rain	191.4 mm (7.5 in)	135.5 mm (5.3 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1991	Cedar Butte, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	71 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1991	White Lake, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1991	Glen Harding, AU	daily rain	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	129.4 mm (5.1 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1991	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	94 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1991	White Lake, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1991	Lawrenceburg Filt Plt, US	monthly rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1991	Calhoun City, US	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1991	Elk Mtn, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1991	Carpentaria Downs Station, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1991	Blunt, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1991	Leola, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1991	Rochford 2 WNW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1991	Manderson 3 NE, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1991	Aasiaat, GL	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	51 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1991. 1991 had 937 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	694
50 to 100	52
100 to 150	24
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1