Weather Records on 18 February 1996

1,031 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1996. Highest significance: Nordby (Fano), DK.

Key Facts for 18 February 1996

On 18 February 1996, 1,031 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
464 were record highs and 151 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,006 daily.
Nordby (Fano) set a daily record precipitation of 28.3 mm (1.1 in) on 18 February 1996.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,031 stations

1,031 station records on 18 February 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
McKinley Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Eielson Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
College Obsy	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waaihoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bollerup	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Frammersbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Northway AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calmus	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kremmling	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bettles AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Golondrinas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Park	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lorentzweiler	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beerlaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Denton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goedgevonden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Koerich	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vallecitos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Animas 3ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pit Rvr Ph 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.7 mm (7.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Seneca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Escuintla (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quartzsite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,031 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 223, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 241, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 330, Heaviest daily snowfall 62, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 18 February 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	223
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	241
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	330
Heaviest daily snowfall	62
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 18 February 1996 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 1,006.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

778 broken records

Margins by which the 778 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 292.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1996

Top 20 records on 18 February 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1996	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	102 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 February 1996	McKinley Park, US	daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1996	Nenana Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1996	Fairbanks Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1996	Eielson Fld, US	daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1996	College Obsy, US	daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1996	Waaihoek, ZA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1996	Bollerup, SE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1996	Frammersbach, DE	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1996	Northway AP, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1996	Kotzebue AP, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1996	Tanana AP, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1996	Quincy, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1996	University Exp STN, US	monthly snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1996	Calmus, LU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1996	Kremmling, US	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	85 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1996	Pulaski 2 E, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1996	Mojave, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1996	Blaine, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1996	Bethel AP, US	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	62 years	39 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1996. 1996 had 1,031 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	757
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1