Weather Records on 18 February 2006

1,872 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 2006. Highest significance: Falls City 2 SSW, US.

Key Facts for 18 February 2006

On 18 February 2006, 1,872 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
378 were record highs and 1,265 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 1,824 daily.
Falls City 2 SSW set a daily record low maximum temperature of -1.1 C (30.0 F) on 18 February 2006.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

1,872 stations

1,872 station records on 18 February 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wisdom	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Xicotepec de Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lead Hill	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nezperce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wasola 5N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spavinaw	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Casper-Natrona Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tahquamenon Falls Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Twr #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lead Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,872 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 269, Lowest daily maximum 746, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 519, Heaviest daily rainfall 92, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 53.

Records on 18 February 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	269
Lowest daily maximum	746
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	519
Heaviest daily rainfall	92
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	53

Records on 18 February 2006 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 47, daily 1,824.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,504 broken records

Margins by which the 1,504 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 2006

Top 20 records on 18 February 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 2006	Falls City 2 SSW, US	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	105 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2006	Dubois, US	daily low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2006	South Pass City, US	daily low max	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2006	Mtn Home 1 NNW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2006	Cheesman, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2006	Gold Run 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2006	Chugwater, US	daily low max	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2006	Auburn, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	95 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2006	Akron 4 E, US	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	111 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2006	Warren, US	daily low min	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	108 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2006	Tecumseh 1W, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2006	Wisdom, US	daily low max	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2006	Lodgepole, US	daily low max	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	11.6 C (20.9 F)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2006	Old Faithful, US	daily low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	95 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2006	Huauchinango, MX	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2006	Castle Rock, US	daily low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2006	Yuma, US	daily low max	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	12.2 C (22.0 F)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2006	Alton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2006	Anaconda, US	daily low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2006	Superior, US	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	102 years	45 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2006. 2006 had 1,872 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	1,456
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2