Weather Records on 18 February 2005

595 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 2005. Highest significance: Khartoum, SD.

Key Facts for 18 February 2005

On 18 February 2005, 595 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
252 were record highs and 133 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 576 daily.
Khartoum set a daily record precipitation of 70.1 mm (2.8 in) on 18 February 2005.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

595 stations

595 station records on 18 February 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Canisteo 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Thiokol Propulsion F S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pt Mugu Nf	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stewart Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trang	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morro Bay Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Requetemu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Vize	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crailsheim-Alexandersreut	Germany	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jinnah Intl	Pakistan	Record low maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Las Escobas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pedricea	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mexcaltitan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria Intl	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Panindicuaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brewerton Lock 23	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Altai	Mongolia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.8 C (-39.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tsogt-Ovoo	Mongolia	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sahuaripa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Surin	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bagdad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huejuquilla El Alto (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
El Coco	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Surigao	Philippines	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Reserve Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palenque (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Venados	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tesocoma	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Angel R. Cabada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Girona/Costa Brava	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
McDermitt	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Xining	China	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Juzhno-Sahalinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.9 C (-21.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Reus/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aranyaprathet	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quemado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington Research Centre	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lhasa	China	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gibraltar	Gibraltar [United Kingdom]	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bishkek	Kyrgyzstan	Record low maximum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ulgi	Mongolia	Record low maximum temperature	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oujda	Morocco	Record low minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria del Mar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Felipe (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

595 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 186, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 18 February 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 18 February 2005 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 16, daily 576.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

464 broken records

Margins by which the 464 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 2005

Top 20 records on 18 February 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 2005	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2005	Canisteo 1 SW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2005	Thiokol Propulsion F S, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2005	Gisela, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2005	Riverside Fire STN 3, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2005	Pt Mugu Nf, US	all-time rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2005	Mojave, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2005	Stewart Mtn Dam, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2005	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2005	Trang, TH	monthly high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2005	Morro Bay Fire Dept, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2005	San Miguel Ejutla, MX	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 2005	Requetemu, MX	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 2005	Ostrov Vize, RU	monthly high min	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	49 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 2005	Ayutla, MX	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 2005	Syracuse Hancock Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 2005	Crailsheim-Alexandersreut, DE	all-time snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 2005	Tilzapotla, MX	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	62 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 2005	Allegany Sp, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	61 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 2005	Jinnah Intl, PK	daily low max	19.5 C (67.1 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2005. 2005 had 595 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 20	444
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	2