Weather Records on 18 February 2008

989 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 2008. Highest significance: Mather 3 NW, US.

Key Facts for 18 February 2008

On 18 February 2008, 989 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
456 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 952 daily.
Mather 3 NW set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 18 February 2008.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

989 stations

989 station records on 18 February 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Red Springs 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Postville	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Whittier	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clintonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Abiquiu Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Abiquiu Dam	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beja	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cadillac	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bishopville 1.4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mellen 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Downing	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leon 6 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtlahuacan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oceana NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Real del Monte	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Teocelo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Onaga	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wausaukee	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Andalsnes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Isparta	Turkey	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cochetopa Creek	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
High Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

989 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 233, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 223, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 240, Heaviest daily snowfall 96, Deepest snow cover 60.

Records on 18 February 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	233
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	223
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	96
Deepest snow cover	60

Records on 18 February 2008 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 32, daily 952.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

744 broken records

Margins by which the 744 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 2008

Top 20 records on 18 February 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 2008	Mather 3 NW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	68 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2008	Edgerton, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2008	Red Springs 1 SE, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	74 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2008	Postville, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	104 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2008	Lumberton, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	97 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2008	Reedsburg Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2008	Portage Wwtp, US	monthly snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	105 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2008	Galena, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2008	Whittier, US	daily rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2008	Sparta, US	daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2008	Hancock Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2008	Kinston 7 SE, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2008	Greenville, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2008	Clintonville, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2008	Manistique Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2008	Abiquiu Dam, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2008	Abiquiu Dam, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2008	Beja, PT	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2008	Baraboo Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2008	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	100 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2008. 2008 had 989 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	683
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	19
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1