Weather Records on 18 February 2013

388 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 2013. Highest significance: Beaconsfield, AU.

Key Facts for 18 February 2013

On 18 February 2013, 388 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 381 daily.
Beaconsfield set a daily record precipitation of 200.0 mm (7.9 in) on 18 February 2013.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

388 stations

388 station records on 18 February 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Evanston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bladensburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Longreach Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baratria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Burrero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ushibuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record snow depth	146.0 cm (57.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cavalier 7NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bagstowe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Phrae	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Akune	Japan	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shonkin 7 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Asosan	Japan	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Serov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Court House	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Villa de Chiapilla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Judith Gap	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keith	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Angardsvatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Max	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mahinahina 466	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Miami Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pasto/Antonio Narin	Colombia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richards	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Samaria	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plentywood	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Callao	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Naas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dakhla	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nagasaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wrotham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
El Alto Intl	Bolivia	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cotonou	Benin	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huoshan	China	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hitoyoshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ixtlan del Rio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pueblo Nuevo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cakir	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-42.1 C (-43.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jabalpur	India	Record low maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dimbokro	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

388 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 18 February 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 18 February 2013 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 381.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

308 broken records

Margins by which the 308 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 2013

Top 20 records on 18 February 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 2013	Beaconsfield, AU	daily rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	162.9 mm (6.4 in)	73 years	71 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2013	Evanston, AU	all-time rain	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2013	Bladensburg, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	74 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2013	Muttaburra, AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2013	Holter Dam, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2013	Longreach Aero, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2013	Driggs, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2013	Circle Hot Springs, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2013	Baratria, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2013	Isisford Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2013	Motozintla (Smn), MX	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2013	Hallock, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2013	Elderslie, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2013	El Burrero, MX	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2013	Lamar 7N, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2013	Rugby, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2013	Ushibuka, JP	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 2013	Jokkmokk, SE	daily snow depth	146.0 cm (57.5 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	77 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 2013	E Wareham, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	61 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 2013	Cavalier 7NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 years	34 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2013. 2013 had 388 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	286
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1