Weather Records on 16 February 2018

1,032 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 2018. Highest significance: Tasiilaq, GL.

Key Facts for 16 February 2018

On 16 February 2018, 1,032 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
757 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 118 monthly and 911 daily.
Tasiilaq set a daily record precipitation of 66.8 mm (2.6 in) on 16 February 2018.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

1,032 stations

1,032 station records on 16 February 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Charleroi Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tularosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fishtail	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Steubenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Terra Alta #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Putneyville 2 SE Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pahala Mauka 21.3	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Signal Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Loyalhanna Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pike Island(Lock & Dam)	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kapoho Beach 93.11	United States	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Braddock Lock 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Donegal 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ebensburg Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coronado Nmem	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwillard Dashields L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hardin	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salina 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cody 12SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Centerburg 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kitt Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,032 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 345, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 412, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 42.

Records on 16 February 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	345
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	412
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	42

Records on 16 February 2018 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 118, daily 911.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

804 broken records

Margins by which the 804 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 2018

Top 20 records on 16 February 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 2018	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	118 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 February 2018	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	123 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 February 2018	Chiricahua Nm, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	107 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2018	Fairmont, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	108 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2018	Everett, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	115 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2018	Charleroi Lock 4, US	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	82 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 February 2018	Bellefontaine, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2018	Delaware Lake, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2018	Tularosa, US	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	102 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2018	Fishtail, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2018	Forsyth, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2018	Steubenville, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2018	Somerset, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2018	New Cumberland L/D, US	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	115 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2018	Terra Alta #1, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2018	Putneyville 2 SE Dam, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2018	Pahala Mauka 21.3, US	daily rain	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	143.7 mm (5.7 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2018	Signal Peak, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2018	Urbana Wrf, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	108 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2018	Loyalhanna Lake, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 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 1,032 records.

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

Records on 02-16 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1798	1
1809	1
1813	1
1814	1
1830	2
1847	1
1849	3
1852	1
1855	2
1861	2
1863	1
1864	1
1865	2
1867	4
1869	1
1872	2
1873	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1883	1
1885	7
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1895	1
1896	1
1897	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	7
1902	5
1903	15
1904	32
1905	21
1906	3
1907	9
1908	24
1909	27
1910	11
1911	47
1912	10
1913	41
1914	81
1915	33
1916	47
1917	54
1918	34
1919	201
1920	21
1921	161
1922	26
1923	59
1924	399
1925	75
1926	48
1927	331
1928	495
1929	217
1930	193
1931	174
1932	316
1933	118
1934	260
1935	262
1936	1,063
1937	258
1938	449
1939	369
1940	298
1941	202
1942	541
1943	609
1944	274
1945	439
1946	273
1947	410
1948	636
1949	808
1950	419
1951	380
1952	301
1953	521
1954	1,526
1955	960
1956	1,031
1957	344
1958	1,480
1959	384
1960	254
1961	530
1962	496
1963	446
1964	370
1965	249
1966	608
1967	487
1968	291
1969	770
1970	945
1971	593
1972	658
1973	456
1974	380
1975	646
1976	1,272
1977	754
1978	1,221
1979	1,687
1980	852
1981	1,755
1982	995
1983	542
1984	997
1985	854
1986	814
1987	744
1988	452
1989	1,436
1990	2,564
1991	1,376
1992	694
1993	2,299
1994	609
1995	1,584
1996	1,088
1997	923
1998	2,256
1999	848
2000	926
2001	1,037
2002	974
2003	1,029
2004	807
2005	670
2006	1,347
2007	1,676
2008	639
2009	860
2010	1,416
2011	990
2012	588
2013	284
2014	970
2015	1,483
2016	1,212
2017	812
2018	1,032
2019	994
2020	1,453
2021	2,807
2022	562
2023	1,308
2024	937
2025	659
2026	934

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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	775
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1