Weather Records on 18 February 1923

97 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1923. Highest significance: Dunmurray, ZA.

Key Facts for 18 February 1923

On 18 February 1923, 97 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
10 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 94 daily.
Dunmurray set a daily record precipitation of 65.3 mm (2.6 in) on 18 February 1923.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

97 stations

97 station records on 18 February 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Warthausen-Birkenhard	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.5 C (-33.7 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

97 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 18 February 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	11
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 18 February 1923 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 94.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

73 broken records

Margins by which the 73 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1923

Top 20 records on 18 February 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1923	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1923	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	monthly high max	38.8 C (101.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1923	Cudgen Plantation, AU	monthly rain	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1923	Kristianstad, SE	daily low max	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1923	Lewiston, US	all-time low min	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	5 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1923	Sandvig, DK	daily low max	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	43 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1923	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1923	Kristianstad, SE	daily low min	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1923	Halmstad, SE	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	22 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1923	Chestnut Hill, US	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1923	Bad Muskau, DE	daily snow depth	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	34 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1923	Skara 1, SE	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1923	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily low max	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	37 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1923	Ulricehamn, SE	daily low max	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	22 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1923	Howell Wwtp, US	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	17 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1923	Pendleton Dwtn, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	17 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1923	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	30 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1923	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily low max	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	21 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1923	Vastervik, SE	daily low max	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	22 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1923	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	14 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1923. 1923 had 97 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	70
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1