Weather Records on 18 February 2019

1,411 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 2019. Highest significance: Arthur 4NW, US.

Key Facts for 18 February 2019

On 18 February 2019, 1,411 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
561 were record highs and 548 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,388 daily.
Arthur 4NW set a monthly record daily snowfall of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 18 February 2019.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

1,411 stations

1,411 station records on 18 February 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hanksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
St George	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Moose Pass 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Canyon de Chelly	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Biddle 8 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Qionghai	China	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mukdahan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gateway 1ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jiggs 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Akita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Idyllwild Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Sharpe Prj	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pipe Spring Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa Mauka 994	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prosser	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Villanueva	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Payson	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moloaa 1145	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raton Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kanab	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,411 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 391, Lowest daily maximum 395, Highest daily minimum 170, Lowest daily minimum 153, Heaviest daily rainfall 123, Heaviest daily snowfall 90, Deepest snow cover 89.

Records on 18 February 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	391
Lowest daily maximum	395
Highest daily minimum	170
Lowest daily minimum	153
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	90
Deepest snow cover	89

Records on 18 February 2019 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 1,388.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,193 broken records

Margins by which the 1,193 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 2019

Top 20 records on 18 February 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 2019	Arthur 4NW, US	monthly snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	101 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 February 2019	Hanksville, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	107 years	69 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2019	St George, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	124 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2019	Moose Pass 3NW, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2019	Canyon de Chelly, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2019	Biddle 8 SW, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2019	Qionghai, CN	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2019	Mukdahan, TH	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2019	Blanding, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	83 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2019	Medicine Lake 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2019	Arthur 4NW, US	monthly rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2019	Zion Np, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2019	Gateway 1ENE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2019	Landsburg, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2019	Jiggs 2NE, US	monthly rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2019	El Vado Dam, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	75 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2019	Lewisburg 3 N, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	85 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2019	Moab, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	121 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2019	St George, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2019	Akita, JP	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2019. 2019 had 1,411 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 2026-10-17 (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	1,124
50 to 100	40
100 to 150	19
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2