Weather Records on 18 February 2012

628 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 2012. Highest significance: Clinton Forestry HQ, US.

Key Facts for 18 February 2012

On 18 February 2012, 628 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
138 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 606 daily.
Clinton Forestry HQ set a monthly record daily precipitation of 190.5 mm (7.5 in) on 18 February 2012.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

628 stations

628 station records on 18 February 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Union Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Phuket Airport	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral Wells AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Granger Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orange	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Worth NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Granger	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stillhouse Hollow Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Galveston Scholes Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bankersmith	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jeddo 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rockdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weetah (Weetah Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
East Sassafras (Elphin Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gold	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thornton 1SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stockdale 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thorndale	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sharjah Inter. Airp	United Arab Emirates	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Andalusia 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Andice 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spicewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Intercontinental AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bellville 6NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Houston-Westbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mason	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bluff Crossing	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Round Rock 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rosendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Medina 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waco Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Windermere (Acacia House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Copainala	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

628 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 343, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 18 February 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	343
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 18 February 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 606.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

539 broken records

Margins by which the 539 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 2012

Top 20 records on 18 February 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 2012	Clinton Forestry HQ, US	monthly rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2012	Gatesville, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	106 years	71 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2012	Lampasas, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2012	Union Juarez, MX	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2012	Llano, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	106 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2012	Phuket Airport, TH	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2012	Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2012	Santo Domingo, MX	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2012	Brenham, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	93 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2012	Sonora, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	106 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2012	Mineral Wells AP, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2012	Flatonia 4SE, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2012	Granger Dam, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2012	Orange, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2012	Washington Sp, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2012	Ft Worth NAS, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2012	Columbus, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	108 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2012	Granger, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2012	Stillhouse Hollow Dam, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2012	Colville, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	84 years	46 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2012. 2012 had 628 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	527
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1