Weather Records on 18 February 2002

832 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 2002. Highest significance: Wyangala Dam, AU.

Key Facts for 18 February 2002

On 18 February 2002, 832 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
483 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 808 daily.
Wyangala Dam set a daily record precipitation of 60.4 mm (2.4 in) on 18 February 2002.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

832 stations

832 station records on 18 February 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wyangala Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rylstone (Kelgoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Holmwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Castleford 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ballyshannon (Cathleens Fall)	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Isa Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shooters Hill (Koora Koora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wheeo (the Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Lindisfarne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowther Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Airport Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Knin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Sweet Wattle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Green Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (Angullong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Ciampino	Italy	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Koksa	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sanders	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alice	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nutwood Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Westmoreland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walli (Kentucky)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sells	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nakanno	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

832 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 251, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 232, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 267, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 18 February 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	251
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	232
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	267
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 18 February 2002 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 21, daily 808.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

713 broken records

Margins by which the 713 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 2002

Top 20 records on 18 February 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 2002	Wyangala Dam, AU	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2002	Molong (King St), AU	monthly rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2002	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2002	Rylstone (Kelgoola), AU	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2002	Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2002	Oberon (Holmwood), AU	all-time rain	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2002	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily high max	7.0 C (44.6 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	109 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2002	Peru, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2002	West Leichhardt Station, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	95 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2002	Castleford 2 N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2002	Ballyshannon (Cathleens Fall), IE	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2002	Gooloogong Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2002	Steigen, NO	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2002	Enisejsk, RU	daily high min	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2002	Stockholm, SE	daily high min	3.6 C (38.5 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2002	Mount Isa Aero, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2002	Shooters Hill (Koora Koora), AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2002	San Bernardino F S 226, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2002	Wheeo (the Homestead), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2002	Kon-Kolodez, RU	daily high max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	96 years	41 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2002. 2002 had 832 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 20	669
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1