Weather Records on 18 February 2026

1,127 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 2026. Highest significance: Downieville, US.

Key Facts for 18 February 2026

On 18 February 2026, 1,127 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
474 were record highs and 231 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,102 daily.
Downieville set a daily record snowfall of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 18 February 2026.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

1,127 stations

1,127 station records on 18 February 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Downieville	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Romania	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bognor Regis	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record daily snowfall	94.5 cm (37.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls 46 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grant Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ambrose 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Snowbird	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hayling Island	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tintinara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record daily snowfall	79.2 cm (31.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Toro Negro Forest	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wilson Cbs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wolf Ridge Elc	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boise Lucky Peak Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plumbago	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Knox Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Friendship	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Delta Junction 20 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brest-Guipavas	France	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Sariang	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,127 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 166, Lowest daily maximum 172, Highest daily minimum 308, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 312, Heaviest daily snowfall 97, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 18 February 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	166
Lowest daily maximum	172
Highest daily minimum	308
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	312
Heaviest daily snowfall	97
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 18 February 2026 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 1,102.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

918 broken records

Margins by which the 918 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 394.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 2026

Top 20 records on 18 February 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 2026	Downieville, US	daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2026	Bucuresti Filaret, RO	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2026	Tower 2S, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2026	Bucuresti-Baneasa, RO	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2026	Bognor Regis, GB	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2026	Aspendell, US	monthly snowfall	94.5 cm (37.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	111 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2026	Idaho Falls 46 W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2026	Grant Grove, US	all-time snowfall	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2026	Ambrose 3 N, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2026	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	16.2 cm (6.4 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2026	Richmond, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	108 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2026	Cedarville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	124 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2026	Yosemite Park HQ, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	108 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2026	Panguitch, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	112 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2026	Snowbird, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2026	Hayling Island, GB	monthly rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2026	Tintinara, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2026	Minot Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	102 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2026	Tonopah, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	79 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2026	Kenmare 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	27 years	48 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2026. 2026 had 1,127 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	871
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1