Weather Records on 18 February 2017

1,033 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 2017. Highest significance: Brackettville, US.

Key Facts for 18 February 2017

On 18 February 2017, 1,033 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
768 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 74 monthly and 959 daily.
Brackettville set a daily record precipitation of 78.2 mm (3.1 in) on 18 February 2017.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,033 stations

1,033 station records on 18 February 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Madruskat	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lahs	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.1 mm (6.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Termez	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cachuma Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mudanjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Salsipuedes Gaging STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rasht	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stony Gorge Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carsanga	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Colusa 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Victorville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Lopatka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Byrdalyk	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eddington Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Mihi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nurata	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,033 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 550, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 218, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 182, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 18 February 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	550
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	218
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 18 February 2017 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 74, daily 959.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

833 broken records

Margins by which the 833 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 2017

Top 20 records on 18 February 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 2017	Brackettville, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	112 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 February 2017	Madruskat, TJ	monthly rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	71 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2017	Jackson, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	68 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2017	Fairmont, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	99 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2017	Lahs, TJ	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2017	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	161.1 mm (6.3 in)	95.1 mm (3.7 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2017	Termez, UZ	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2017	Cachuma Lake, US	daily rain	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2017	Mudanjiang, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2017	Salsipuedes Gaging STN, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2017	Rasht, TJ	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2017	Stony Gorge Rsvr, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2017	Carsanga, TM	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2017	Streator 2SE, US	monthly high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	99 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2017	Adrian 2 NNE, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	106 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2017	Williamsburg 1E, US	monthly high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2017	Colusa 2 SSW, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2017	Victorville, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2017	Elgin Water, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	104 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2017	Galva, US	monthly high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2017. 2017 had 1,033 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 18 February 2017
Margin	Records
0 to 100	827
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1