Weather Records on 18 February 2020

1,050 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 2020. Highest significance: Emblem, US.

Key Facts for 18 February 2020

On 18 February 2020, 1,050 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
663 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 992 daily.
Emblem set a daily record snow depth of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 18 February 2020.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,050 stations

1,050 station records on 18 February 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Emblem	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Powell Fld STN	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leadville (Moreton Bay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karval	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Morrison (Branga Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bessemer 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greendale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nundle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Angermunde	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai Moose Pens	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manilla (Fern Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haleyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Putty Tea Rooms	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ivdel	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Ted Stevens Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,050 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 216, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 447, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 18 February 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	216
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	447
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 18 February 2020 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 54, daily 992.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

931 broken records

Margins by which the 931 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 2020

Top 20 records on 18 February 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 2020	Emblem, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	101 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2020	Binnaway (Hawthorne), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2020	Malvern, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	105 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2020	Powell Fld STN, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2020	Buffalo, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2020	Beaver Is, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	106 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2020	Leadville (Moreton Bay), AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2020	Songkhla, TH	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2020	Gulgong Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2020	Chadron 3SW, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2020	Birmingham AP, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2020	Wien, AT	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2020	Tallinn, EE	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2020	Velikie Luki, RU	daily high max	8.8 C (47.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	114 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2020	Karval, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2020	Pokegama Dam, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	110 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2020	Glen Morrison (Branga Plains), AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2020	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily high min	4.8 C (40.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2020	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily high min	4.8 C (40.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	120 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2020	Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	112 years	42 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2020. 2020 had 1,050 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	903
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3