Weather Records on 18 February 1999

644 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1999. Highest significance: Outtrim, AU.

Key Facts for 18 February 1999

On 18 February 1999, 644 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
237 were record highs and 140 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 625 daily.
Outtrim set a daily record precipitation of 27.7 mm (1.1 in) on 18 February 1999.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

644 stations

644 station records on 18 February 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mitt. Paamiut	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whim Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cocobeach	Gabon	Record low maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mallina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montagu (Montagu Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hechi	China	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Invercargill Airpor	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hostotipaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
City of Melbourne Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Des Moines Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mawbanna (Mawbanna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Strathgordon Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tokyo	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Strathdownie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sterlegova	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chemult	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goshen	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tangier Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elliott Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trowutta (Ringwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Double Four Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gmo Im.E.K.Fedorova	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chambers	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria del Refugio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Patrias	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mays Landing 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wedgefield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wenatchee Pangborn Mem AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pinnacle Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Redpa (Greenes Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santana Do Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Despoblado	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

644 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 146, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 200, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 18 February 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	146
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 18 February 1999 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 625.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

505 broken records

Margins by which the 505 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 600.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1999

Top 20 records on 18 February 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1999	Outtrim, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	103 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1999	Mitt. Paamiut, GL	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1999	Whim Creek, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1999	New Meadows Rs, US	monthly snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	83 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1999	Roseburg Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1999	Naracoopa, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1999	Cocobeach, GA	daily low max	25.5 C (77.9 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1999	Mallina, AU	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1999	Mt Adams Rs, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1999	Ochoco Rs, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1999	Gustavus, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	73 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1999	Frankford (Rossville), AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	102 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1999	Waratah (Mount Road), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1999	Bridgewater, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1999	Montagu (Montagu Road), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1999	Hechi, CN	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1999	Forest Grove, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1999	Oneonta, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	81 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1999	Millington 1 SE, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1999	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	37 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1999. 1999 had 644 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 100	496
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1