Weather Records on 20 February 2018

2,890 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 2018. Highest significance: Albion, US.

Key Facts for 20 February 2018

On 20 February 2018, 2,890 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,149 were record highs and 1,184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 260 monthly and 2,621 daily.
Albion set a daily record precipitation of 45.5 mm (1.8 in) on 20 February 2018.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 20 February 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
S Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Harlowton	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Lydenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Niles	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Conrad	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Milford Gm Proving Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Dowagiac 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Whitewater Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Jingi Jingi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bynum 4 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Atakpane	Togo	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grand Ledge 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Seeley Lake Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Grosse Pointe Farms	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sisian	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Melmoth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Karamay	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Ratchasima	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bentley	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Knox Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Reynolds Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Balladonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Flint Fcwos	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,890 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 454, Lowest daily maximum 646, Highest daily minimum 695, Lowest daily minimum 538, Heaviest daily rainfall 384, Heaviest daily snowfall 83, Deepest snow cover 90.

Records on 20 February 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	454
Lowest daily maximum	646
Highest daily minimum	695
Lowest daily minimum	538
Heaviest daily rainfall	384
Heaviest daily snowfall	83
Deepest snow cover	90

Records on 20 February 2018 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 260, daily 2,621.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,452 broken records

Margins by which the 2,452 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 2018

Top 20 records on 20 February 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 2018	Albion, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	129 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 February 2018	Three Rivers, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	120 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 February 2018	Hiram, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	119 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 February 2018	Hastings, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	119 years	78 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2018	Rison, US	monthly rain	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 years	77 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2018	S Haven, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	112 years	77 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2018	Harlowton, US	monthly snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	64 years	76 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2018	S Bend AP, US	monthly rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	75 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2018	New Castle 1 N, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	73 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2018	Lydenburg, ZA	all-time rain	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	71 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2018	Niles, US	monthly rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	71 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2018	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2018	Conrad, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	66 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2018	E Tawas, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	108 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2018	Milford Gm Proving Ground, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2018	Dowagiac 1 W, US	monthly rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2018	Owosso Wwtp, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	119 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2018	Whitewater Wwtp, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2018	Jingi Jingi, AU	daily rain	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	90 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2018	Bynum 4 SSE, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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

1809 to 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2018. 2018 had 2,890 records.

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

Records on 02-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	2
1810	2
1814	1
1827	2
1834	1
1837	1
1838	2
1845	1
1846	2
1849	2
1850	1
1855	3
1858	2
1860	1
1861	1
1864	1
1867	1
1869	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1892	5
1893	6
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	6
1899	6
1900	8
1901	5
1902	3
1903	17
1904	14
1905	8
1906	23
1907	14
1908	28
1909	34
1910	8
1911	13
1912	26
1913	28
1914	15
1915	108
1916	32
1917	186
1918	210
1919	36
1920	39
1921	106
1922	198
1923	49
1924	323
1925	132
1926	83
1927	156
1928	190
1929	629
1930	1,202
1931	163
1932	287
1933	266
1934	490
1935	222
1936	593
1937	602
1938	348
1939	636
1940	247
1941	251
1942	968
1943	454
1944	279
1945	266
1946	146
1947	403
1948	342
1949	656
1950	538
1951	815
1952	551
1953	929
1954	1,067
1955	1,051
1956	453
1957	450
1958	1,025
1959	507
1960	353
1961	475
1962	457
1963	742
1964	340
1965	357
1966	613
1967	414
1968	948
1969	731
1970	312
1971	669
1972	866
1973	587
1974	881
1975	459
1976	484
1977	1,215
1978	1,458
1979	1,185
1980	868
1981	2,080
1982	1,029
1983	636
1984	528
1985	790
1986	1,589
1987	719
1988	695
1989	1,032
1990	2,147
1991	921
1992	446
1993	1,541
1994	1,605
1995	1,427
1996	1,258
1997	1,326
1998	1,104
1999	498
2000	724
2001	485
2002	1,070
2003	771
2004	991
2005	626
2006	1,635
2007	580
2008	847
2009	530
2010	1,096
2011	1,432
2012	514
2013	422
2014	958
2015	2,790
2016	1,090
2017	1,736
2018	2,890
2019	1,630
2020	686
2021	947
2022	592
2023	438
2024	614
2025	1,756
2026	974

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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	2,392
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1