Weather Records on 18 February 1962

605 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1962. Highest significance: Centerville 6 SE, US.

Key Facts for 18 February 1962

On 18 February 1962, 605 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 565 daily.
Centerville 6 SE set an all-time record daily snowfall of 55.9 cm (22.0 in) on 18 February 1962.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

605 stations

605 station records on 18 February 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Sibley	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Akron	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Worthington	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mettupalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cessnock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin 1 Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bilari	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Akron	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Araluen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Central City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Exeter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ottumwa	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Penrose (Panorama)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Forest (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jabera	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

605 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 310, Heaviest daily snowfall 186, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 18 February 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	310
Heaviest daily snowfall	186
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 18 February 1962 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 29, daily 565.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

532 broken records

Margins by which the 532 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 460.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1962

Top 20 records on 18 February 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1962	Centerville 6 SE, US	all-time snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 February 1962	Inwood 2 SW, US	all-time snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	79 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1962	Sibley, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	71 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1962	Sibley, US	all-time snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	10 years	70 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1962	Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU	daily rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	71 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1962	Cambridge, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1962	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1962	Le Mars, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1962	Leopold Downs, AU	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1962	Bloomfield, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1962	Majors Creek (the Old School), AU	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1962	Delaware 3 WSW, US	monthly snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1962	Morpeth Post Office, AU	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1962	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1962	Akron, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1962	Worthington, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1962	Tahlee (Carrington (Church St), AU	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	71 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1962	Mettupalayam, IN	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1962	Cessnock Post Office, AU	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1962	Pokolbin 1 Post Office, AU	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	16 years	51 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1962. 1962 had 605 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).