Weather Records on 18 February 2023

984 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 2023. Highest significance: Goychay, AZ.

Key Facts for 18 February 2023

On 18 February 2023, 984 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
534 were record highs and 197 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 938 daily.
Goychay set a daily record precipitation of 99.3 mm (3.9 in) on 18 February 2023.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

984 stations

984 station records on 18 February 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goychay	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Werrina Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo Intl AP 87	United States	Record daily precipitation	282.7 mm (11.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lands End Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshoni	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Northdale	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gereta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Petrified Forest Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Junin	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Concepcion	Paraguay	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Reconquista Aero	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarija	Bolivia	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Braunlage	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Schwaigermoos	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Formosa	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Dolores	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Downs Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salalah	Oman	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eichstatt-Landershofen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miskolc	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago de Compostela/Labacol	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chamical Aero	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ministro Pistarini	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dusseldorf	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harzgerode	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Schierke	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stiege	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

984 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 394, Lowest daily minimum 148, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 18 February 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	394
Lowest daily minimum	148
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 18 February 2023 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 46, daily 938.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

886 broken records

Margins by which the 886 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 2023

Top 20 records on 18 February 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 2023	Goychay, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2023	Werrina Station, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2023	Kremsmuenster, AT	monthly high min	11.6 C (52.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	119 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2023	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	101 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2023	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	monthly high min	10.3 C (50.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	119 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2023	Hilo Intl AP 87, US	daily rain	282.7 mm (11.1 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2023	Plauen, DE	daily high min	7.4 C (45.3 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	112 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2023	Basel Binningen, CH	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2023	Zuerich/Fluntern, CH	daily high min	8.2 C (46.8 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2023	Le Bourget, FR	daily high min	10.8 C (51.4 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	112 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2023	Weissenburg, DE	daily high min	8.4 C (47.1 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2023	Lands End Station, AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2023	Shoshoni, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2023	Boulia Airport, AU	daily low max	24.8 C (76.6 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	119 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2023	Uccle, BE	daily high min	9.2 C (48.6 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	175 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2023	De Bilt, NL	daily high min	8.6 C (47.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2023	Northdale, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	89 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2023	Lyon - St Exupery, FR	daily high min	9.3 C (48.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2023	Montelimar, FR	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	77 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2023	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily high min	5.9 C (42.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	42 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2023. 2023 had 984 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	862
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2