Cold outbreak in Argentina and 4 other countries, 17 to 22 February 2023

Name: Cold outbreak in Argentina and 4 other countries, 17 to 22 February 2023
Start: 2023-02-17
End: 2023-02-22
Location: Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Peru

Cold outbreak in Argentina and 4 other countries, 17 to 22 February 2023: 104 records at 58 stations, peak on 18 February 2023. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in Argentina and 4 other countries, 17 to 22 February 2023 set or tied 104 station records at 58 stations.
It ran from 17 February 2023 to 22 February 2023 (6 days) and its peak day was 18 February 2023.
Status: closed.
Padre Aldamiz set a daily record low minimum temperature of 16.8 C (62.2 F) on 19 February 2023.
The busiest day was 18 February 2023 with 43 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 64 years.

Footprint

17 to 22 February 2023

The area covered by Cold outbreak in Argentina and 4 other countries, 17 to 22 February 2023 is outlined, with 17 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in Argentina and 4 other countries, 17 to 22 February 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Padre Aldamiz	Record low minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	2023-02-19
Junin	Record low minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	2023-02-18
Concepcion	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2023-02-18
Reconquista Aero	Record low minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	2023-02-18
San Juan	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	2023-02-18
Tarija	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2023-02-18
Formosa	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2023-02-18
Villa Dolores	Record low minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	2023-02-18
Ministro Pistarini	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	2023-02-17
Chamical Aero	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	2023-02-18
Marcos Juarez	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	2023-02-17
Malargue	Record low minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	2023-02-17
Rivadavia	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	2023-02-19
Corrientes	Record low minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	2023-02-18
Paso de Los Libres	Record low minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	2023-02-18
Aeroparque Jorge Newbery	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2023-02-18
Laboulaye Aero	Record low minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	2023-02-17

Records per Day

Peak day 43

Records set or tied each day from 17 February 2023 to 22 February 2023. The most in one day was 43 on 18 February 2023.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in Argentina and 4 other countries, 17 to 22 February 2023 ranked by margin
Concepcion, 02-18	5.8 C (10.4 F)
Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, 02-18	5.8 C (10.4 F)
Junin, 02-18	4.9 C (8.8 F)
Tarija, 02-18	4.4 C (7.9 F)
Chamical Aero, 02-18	4.2 C (7.6 F)
Marcos Juarez, 02-17	4.2 C (7.6 F)
Concepcion, 02-19	4.0 C (7.2 F)
Junin, 02-17	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Padre Aldamiz, 02-19	3.2 C (5.8 F)
Formosa, 02-18	3.0 C (5.4 F)
Rivadavia, 02-19	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Ministro Pistarini, 02-17	2.7 C (4.9 F)
San Juan, 02-18	2.5 C (4.5 F)
Villa Dolores, 02-18	2.4 C (4.3 F)
Paso de Los Libres, 02-18	1.8 C (3.2 F)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

104 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Cold outbreak in Argentina and 4 other countries, 17 to 22 February 2023
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
3.2	56
4.9	27
5.8	28
1.7	51
2.5	46
4.4	29
3.0	32
2.4	45
4.2	16
2.7	64
1.2	45
4.0	35
2.8	53
4.2	48
0.6	47
0.6	47
1.8	32
5.8	20
1.1	64
3.3	48
5.2	28
1.6	56
0.5	36
1.8	19
1.0	27
0.2	42
1.5	27
0.5	36
0.5	64
1.2	59
1.2	59
1.4	26
1.1	59
0.6	59
1.1	52
0.8	56
3.4	19
3.9	16
4.5	16
1.9	16
0.7	26
2.5	32
3.8	9
2.3	25
4.0	16
0.2	56
2.2	28
0.2	27
4.6	16
1.9	41
1.5	19
1.9	19
1.9	28
2.3	28
1.6	5
3.9	9
1.0	40
2.8	20
2.6	28
1.0	21
0.3	19
0.8	36
2.7	19
1.2	16
1.0	28
1.6	16
0.8	1
1.1	28
0.7	4
0.9	20
2.7	16
2.0	20
2.7	16
3.1	16
1.6	28
1.7	28
1.0	25
2.1	16
2.1	16
1.1	28
2.8	8
2.1	16
1.6	25
3.9	3
3.4	12
1.2	19
0.9	28
0.3	28
0.9	16
0.5	20
3.1	1
2.0	16
1.9	16
2.0	8
0.2	28
0.2	25
2.5	1
0.9	16
1.4	9
0.6	16
1.2	12
0.6	21
0.8	8
0.4	16

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in Argentina and 4 other countries, 17 to 22 February 2023 compared with similar events
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 February to 5 March 2021	12,118 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 October to 5 November 2020	9,841 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 23 December 2017 to 8 January 2018	8,263 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 2024	7,675 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 15 January to 10 February 2026	5,568 records
Cold outbreak in Argentina and 4 other countries, 17 to 22 February 2023 (this event)	104 records

Every Record Set

20 of 104

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in Argentina and 4 other countries, 17 to 22 February 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-02-17	Ministro Pistarini	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	64	32 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-17	Marcos Juarez	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	48	31 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-17	Malargue	Record low minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	47	31 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-17	Laboulaye Aero	Record low minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64	29 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-17	Junin	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	48	29 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-18	Junin	Record low minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	27	37 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-18	Concepcion	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	28	37 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-18	Reconquista Aero	Record low minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	51	36 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-18	San Juan	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	46	36 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-18	Tarija	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	29	36 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-18	Formosa	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	32	35 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-18	Villa Dolores	Record low minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	45	35 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-18	Chamical Aero	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	16	32 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-18	Ministro Pistarini	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	45	32 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-18	Corrientes	Record low minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	47	30 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-18	Paso de Los Libres	Record low minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	32	30 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-18	Aeroparque Jorge Newbery	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	20	30 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-19	Padre Aldamiz	Record low minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	56	49 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-19	Concepcion	Record low minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	35	32 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-19	Rivadavia	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	53	31 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 104 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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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)) Data as of 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
3.2	56
4.9	27
5.8	28
1.7	51
2.5	46
4.4	29
3.0	32
2.4	45
4.2	16
2.7	64
1.2	45
4.0	35
2.8	53
4.2	48
0.6	47
0.6	47
1.8	32
5.8	20
1.1	64
3.3	48
5.2	28
1.6	56
0.5	36
1.8	19
1.0	27
0.2	42
1.5	27
0.5	36
0.5	64
1.2	59
1.2	59
1.4	26
1.1	59
0.6	59
1.1	52
0.8	56
3.4	19
3.9	16
4.5	16
1.9	16
0.7	26
2.5	32
3.8	9
2.3	25
4.0	16
0.2	56
2.2	28
0.2	27
4.6	16
1.9	41
1.5	19
1.9	19
1.9	28
2.3	28
1.6	5
3.9	9
1.0	40
2.8	20
2.6	28
1.0	21
0.3	19
0.8	36
2.7	19
1.2	16
1.0	28
1.6	16
0.8	1
1.1	28
0.7	4
0.9	20
2.7	16
2.0	20
2.7	16
3.1	16
1.6	28
1.7	28
1.0	25
2.1	16
2.1	16
1.1	28
2.8	8
2.1	16
1.6	25
3.9	3
3.4	12
1.2	19
0.9	28
0.3	28
0.9	16
0.5	20
3.1	1
2.0	16
1.9	16
2.0	8
0.2	28
0.2	25
2.5	1
0.9	16
1.4	9
0.6	16
1.2	12
0.6	21
0.8	8
0.4	16

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
3.2	56
4.9	27
5.8	28
1.7	51
2.5	46
4.4	29
3.0	32
2.4	45
4.2	16
2.7	64
1.2	45
4.0	35
2.8	53
4.2	48
0.6	47
0.6	47
1.8	32
5.8	20
1.1	64
3.3	48
5.2	28
1.6	56
0.5	36
1.8	19
1.0	27
0.2	42
1.5	27
0.5	36
0.5	64
1.2	59
1.2	59
1.4	26
1.1	59
0.6	59
1.1	52
0.8	56
3.4	19
3.9	16
4.5	16
1.9	16
0.7	26
2.5	32
3.8	9
2.3	25
4.0	16
0.2	56
2.2	28
0.2	27
4.6	16
1.9	41
1.5	19
1.9	19
1.9	28
2.3	28
1.6	5
3.9	9
1.0	40
2.8	20
2.6	28
1.0	21
0.3	19
0.8	36
2.7	19
1.2	16
1.0	28
1.6	16
0.8	1
1.1	28
0.7	4
0.9	20
2.7	16
2.0	20
2.7	16
3.1	16
1.6	28
1.7	28
1.0	25
2.1	16
2.1	16
1.1	28
2.8	8
2.1	16
1.6	25
3.9	3
3.4	12
1.2	19
0.9	28
0.3	28
0.9	16
0.5	20
3.1	1
2.0	16
1.9	16
2.0	8
0.2	28
0.2	25
2.5	1
0.9	16
1.4	9
0.6	16
1.2	12
0.6	21
0.8	8
0.4	16

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
3.2	56
4.9	27
5.8	28
1.7	51
2.5	46
4.4	29
3.0	32
2.4	45
4.2	16
2.7	64
1.2	45
4.0	35
2.8	53
4.2	48
0.6	47
0.6	47
1.8	32
5.8	20
1.1	64
3.3	48
5.2	28
1.6	56
0.5	36
1.8	19
1.0	27
0.2	42
1.5	27
0.5	36
0.5	64
1.2	59
1.2	59
1.4	26
1.1	59
0.6	59
1.1	52
0.8	56
3.4	19
3.9	16
4.5	16
1.9	16
0.7	26
2.5	32
3.8	9
2.3	25
4.0	16
0.2	56
2.2	28
0.2	27
4.6	16
1.9	41
1.5	19
1.9	19
1.9	28
2.3	28
1.6	5
3.9	9
1.0	40
2.8	20
2.6	28
1.0	21
0.3	19
0.8	36
2.7	19
1.2	16
1.0	28
1.6	16
0.8	1
1.1	28
0.7	4
0.9	20
2.7	16
2.0	20
2.7	16
3.1	16
1.6	28
1.7	28
1.0	25
2.1	16
2.1	16
1.1	28
2.8	8
2.1	16
1.6	25
3.9	3
3.4	12
1.2	19
0.9	28
0.3	28
0.9	16
0.5	20
3.1	1
2.0	16
1.9	16
2.0	8
0.2	28
0.2	25
2.5	1
0.9	16
1.4	9
0.6	16
1.2	12
0.6	21
0.8	8
0.4	16