Weather Records on 15 February 2018

754 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 2018. Highest significance: Waikapu 390, US.

Key Facts for 15 February 2018

On 15 February 2018, 754 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
482 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 710 daily.
Waikapu 390 set a daily record precipitation of 106.7 mm (4.2 in) on 15 February 2018.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

754 stations

754 station records on 15 February 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waikapu 390	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Busby	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Albion 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Colstrip	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnette 7 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waialae-Kahala 715	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cascabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tumacacori Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hellinikon	Greece	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dzizak	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	103.3 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kapoho Beach 93.11	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waikiki 717.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Theda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Hawaii 713	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburgh ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.3 C (104.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhorn	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kahului AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

754 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 191, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 291, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 164, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 15 February 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	191
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	291
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 15 February 2018 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 38, daily 710.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

601 broken records

Margins by which the 601 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 2018

Top 20 records on 15 February 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 2018	Waikapu 390, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	100 years	76 of 100 (Major)
15 February 2018	Columbus, US	daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	78 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 February 2018	Zakatala, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 February 2018	Busby, US	all-time snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 February 2018	Albion 1 N, US	daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 February 2018	Colstrip, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	82 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2018	Alta 1 NNW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2018	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	133 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2018	Busby, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2018	University Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4.9 cm (1.9 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2018	Milesovka, CZ	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2018	Forsyth, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2018	Sonnette 7 SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2018	Waialae-Kahala 715, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2018	Cascabel, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2018	Tumacacori Nm, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2018	Flatwillow 4 ENE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2018	Grass Range, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	82 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2018	Joliet, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2018	Monticello Muni AP, US	monthly high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	142 years	51 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2018. 2018 had 754 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1799	1
1803	1
1806	1
1828	1
1829	1
1830	2
1838	1
1849	1
1855	3
1856	3
1858	3
1859	1
1865	2
1867	3
1869	2
1870	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	5
1876	2
1877	2
1880	1
1882	4
1885	3
1886	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	2
1897	2
1898	11
1899	7
1900	8
1901	9
1902	2
1903	25
1904	14
1905	16
1906	4
1907	22
1908	50
1909	16
1910	4
1911	33
1912	12
1913	163
1914	82
1915	47
1916	60
1917	82
1918	57
1919	46
1920	29
1921	99
1922	36
1923	68
1924	204
1925	102
1926	61
1927	112
1928	359
1929	286
1930	130
1931	189
1932	230
1933	108
1934	198
1935	523
1936	1,058
1937	219
1938	429
1939	495
1940	230
1941	109
1942	461
1943	1,126
1944	314
1945	700
1946	306
1947	613
1948	376
1949	1,255
1950	489
1951	380
1952	186
1953	385
1954	1,850
1955	722
1956	710
1957	444
1958	714
1959	541
1960	555
1961	480
1962	718
1963	270
1964	405
1965	305
1966	467
1967	632
1968	321
1969	844
1970	589
1971	551
1972	444
1973	531
1974	375
1975	587
1976	754
1977	544
1978	1,271
1979	1,599
1980	1,007
1981	1,111
1982	1,014
1983	574
1984	928
1985	866
1986	1,273
1987	882
1988	481
1989	1,765
1990	2,706
1991	1,120
1992	887
1993	1,327
1994	676
1995	1,916
1996	955
1997	1,030
1998	1,483
1999	913
2000	962
2001	1,224
2002	525
2003	1,029
2004	1,093
2005	695
2006	872
2007	2,115
2008	491
2009	910
2010	1,424
2011	861
2012	562
2013	257
2014	1,549
2015	1,173
2016	1,209
2017	575
2018	754
2019	979
2020	583
2021	3,289
2022	468
2023	1,064
2024	967
2025	506
2026	690

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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 15 February 2018
Margin	Records
0 to 100	583
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1