Weather Records on 18 February 2010

1,634 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 2010. Highest significance: Sidney 1 S, US.

Key Facts for 18 February 2010

On 18 February 2010, 1,634 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
311 were record highs and 513 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 75 monthly and 1,541 daily.
Sidney 1 S set a monthly record snow depth of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 18 February 2010.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

1,634 stations

1,634 station records on 18 February 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sidney 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
St Marys 3 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Arkona	Germany	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
McKeesport	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Webster Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Miravalles	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
La Concha	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna del Fresno	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Braddock Lock 2	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hacienda la Y	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernabe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
La Estancia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gross Lusewitz	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
El Mezquital KM. 150	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Yeche	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boltenhagen	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brigalow Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Calera	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Codagem	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Jula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Centerburg 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tepezala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Tlalcilalcalpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alvaro Obregon (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Temascales	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Cruz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jerecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Atotonilco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria del Llano	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cedral	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Steubenville	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cucharas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chalchihuites (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salamanca	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Loyalhanna Lake	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery L&D	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camacho (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charleroi Lock 4	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,634 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 429, Highest daily minimum 173, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 529, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 238.

Records on 18 February 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	429
Highest daily minimum	173
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	529
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	238

Records on 18 February 2010 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 75, daily 1,541.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,344 broken records

Margins by which the 1,344 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 482.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 2010

Top 20 records on 18 February 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 2010	Sidney 1 S, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2010	Agate 3 E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	107 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2010	St Marys 3 W, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2010	Forest City 2 NNE, US	daily snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	74 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2010	Arkona, DE	daily snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2010	McKeesport, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2010	Webster Springs, US	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	60 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2010	Miravalles, MX	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2010	La Concha, MX	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2010	Laguna del Fresno, MX	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2010	Braddock Lock 2, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2010	Hacienda la Y, MX	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2010	San Bernabe, MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2010	San Jose, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2010	La Estancia, MX	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2010	Gross Lusewitz, DE	daily snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2010	El Mezquital KM. 150, MX	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2010	Santiago Yeche, MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2010	Luna Rs, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	99 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2010	Boltenhagen, DE	daily snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	47 years	54 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2010. 2010 had 1,634 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 February 2010
Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,261
100 to 200	60
200 to 300	17
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	3