Weather Records on 18 February 1993

1,960 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1993. Highest significance: Los Alamos, US.

Key Facts for 18 February 1993

On 18 February 1993, 1,960 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
264 were record highs and 938 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,917 daily.
Los Alamos set a daily record snow depth of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 18 February 1993.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

1,960 stations

1,960 station records on 18 February 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Los Alamos	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Falls Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Belleview 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Acton Escondido Fc261	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blumenau (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Advance 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yichang	China	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Inyokern	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield 10 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Qinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sandberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
China Lake Naf	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Culver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lyman	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sisters	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guilin	China	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lava Beds Nat Mon	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon UNIV Mo - SW Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Narandiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ida Grove 5NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison Boone Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,960 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 572, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 366, Heaviest daily rainfall 366, Heaviest daily snowfall 93, Deepest snow cover 299.

Records on 18 February 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	572
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	366
Heaviest daily rainfall	366
Heaviest daily snowfall	93
Deepest snow cover	299

Records on 18 February 1993 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 42, daily 1,917.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,598 broken records

Margins by which the 1,598 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1993

Top 20 records on 18 February 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1993	Los Alamos, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	82 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 February 1993	Sterling, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1993	Swan Falls Ph, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1993	Sharon Springs, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1993	Riverton, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1993	Ft Bidwell, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1993	Fairview Outstation, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	71 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1993	Mt Pulaski, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1993	Belleview 2 E, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1993	Acton Escondido Fc261, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1993	Anthony, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1993	Holly, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1993	Arcade, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1993	Buena Vista STN, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1993	Blumenau (Pcd), BR	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1993	Advance 1 S, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1993	Callao, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	9 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1993	Yichang, CN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1993	Inyokern, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1993	Garden City Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 years	50 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1993. 1993 had 1,960 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 1993
Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,509
100 to 200	68
200 to 300	17
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2