Weather Records on 18 February 2018

611 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 2018. Highest significance: Laketown, US.

Key Facts for 18 February 2018

On 18 February 2018, 611 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
163 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 576 daily.
Laketown set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 18 February 2018.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

611 stations

611 station records on 18 February 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Galata 16 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Valentine	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Choteau	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mandora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe 838.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nita Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lennep 5 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mariestad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bynum 4 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coconut Is 840.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waihee 837.5	United States	Record daily precipitation	221.5 mm (8.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brimson 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sanford 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 5 775	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koloko Rsvr 1137	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ben Gurion	Israel	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cass Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Skq Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brandenberg	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

611 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 152, Deepest snow cover 55.

Records on 18 February 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	152
Deepest snow cover	55

Records on 18 February 2018 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 25, daily 576.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

482 broken records

Margins by which the 482 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 2018

Top 20 records on 18 February 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 2018	Laketown, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	108 years	77 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2018	Galata 16 SW, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	69 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2018	Valentine, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	110 years	69 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2018	Culbertson, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	116 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2018	Choteau, US	all-time snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	71 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2018	Wallal Downs, AU	daily rain	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	186.5 mm (7.3 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2018	Kellogg, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	108 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2018	New Castle 1 N, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2018	Mandora, AU	daily rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2018	Big Timber, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2018	Kaneohe 838.1, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2018	Inhambane, MZ	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2018	Colstrip, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2018	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	117 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2018	Nita Downs, AU	daily rain	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	167.8 mm (6.6 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2018	Elgin Water, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2018	Lennep 5 SW, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2018	Mariestad, SE	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2018	Joseph, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	108 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2018	Rapelje, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	50 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 611 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	1,036
2018	611
2019	1,410
2020	1,049
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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	402
50 to 100	49
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1