Weather Records on 18 February 2004

968 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 2004. Highest significance: Santo Domingo, MX.

Key Facts for 18 February 2004

On 18 February 2004, 968 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
483 were record highs and 287 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 929 daily.
Santo Domingo set a daily record low minimum temperature of 7.8 C (46.0 F) on 18 February 2004.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

968 stations

968 station records on 18 February 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lava Beds Nat Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Yautepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wahroonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Los Banos Arburua Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Friars Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 12 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Narembeen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.1 C (104.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ignacio Zaragoza -Belen-	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Los Banos	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Acambay	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tequisistlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Margaritas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burney	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pinnacles Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Tepetitlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thompsons 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Chilixtlahuaca	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hat Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Cristobal	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leoti	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.5 C (108.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baradine (Woodville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pozos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Totatiche	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Martin Texmelucan Labasti	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Golondrinas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Danxho	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Playa Vicente	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paradise	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Avondale Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

968 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 312, Lowest daily maximum 104, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 183, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 40.

Records on 18 February 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	312
Lowest daily maximum	104
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	183
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	40

Records on 18 February 2004 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 34, daily 929.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

752 broken records

Margins by which the 752 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 2004

Top 20 records on 18 February 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 2004	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2004	Lava Beds Nat Mon, US	monthly rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2004	Middleburg, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2004	Crosby, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2004	San Carlos Yautepec, MX	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2004	Wahroonga, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2004	Los Banos Arburua Rch, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2004	Sugarloaf Rsvr, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	98 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2004	Friars Well, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2004	Jesus del Monte, MX	all-time low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2004	Chama, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	107 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2004	King City, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	89 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2004	Opheim 12 SSE, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2004	Friend 3E, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2004	Narembeen, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2004	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2004	Hickman, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2004	Marysville, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2004	Houston, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2004	Bridgetown Comparison, AU	daily high max	40.1 C (104.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	92 years	38 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2004. 2004 had 968 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	732
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1