Weather Records on 23 February 1929

179 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1929. Highest significance: Yaamba, AU.

Key Facts for 23 February 1929

On 23 February 1929, 179 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 176 daily.
Yaamba set an all-time record daily precipitation of 344.7 mm (13.6 in) on 23 February 1929.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 556 records.

Record Map

179 stations

179 station records on 23 February 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	344.7 mm (13.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	288.8 mm (11.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Serviceton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record snow depth	482.6 cm (190.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Groongal Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Bootra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rugby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-26.8 C (-16.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hinton 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

179 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 41, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 23 February 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	41
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 23 February 1929 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 0, daily 176.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

152 broken records

Margins by which the 152 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2413.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1929

Top 20 records on 23 February 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1929	Yaamba, AU	all-time rain	344.7 mm (13.6 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	11 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1929	Pacific Heights, AU	daily rain	288.8 mm (11.4 in)	202.9 mm (8.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1929	Raglan, AU	daily rain	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1929	Emu Park Hill St, AU	daily rain	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1929	Serviceton, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1929	Nerriga Composite, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1929	Magdeburg, DE	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1929	Zerbst, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1929	Marlborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1929	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1929	Clark, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1929	Westwood Store, AU	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1929	Algona, US	daily snow depth	482.6 cm (190.0 in)	241.3 cm (95.0 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1929	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1929	Stanwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1929	Husum, DE	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1929	Putbus, DE	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1929	Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE	daily snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1929	Banana Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1929	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12 years	28 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1929. 1929 had 179 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1802	2
1804	2
1810	1
1814	4
1815	1
1839	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1855	1
1867	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1879	3
1884	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	5
1889	2
1891	1
1892	2
1895	1
1896	1
1897	1
1898	8
1899	1
1900	5
1901	9
1902	3
1903	17
1904	13
1905	12
1906	21
1907	31
1908	19
1909	27
1910	35
1911	23
1912	46
1913	11
1914	37
1915	58
1916	80
1917	100
1918	31
1919	49
1920	44
1921	74
1922	158
1923	42
1924	156
1925	264
1926	63
1927	298
1928	199
1929	179
1930	690
1931	209
1932	318
1933	321
1934	725
1935	214
1936	430
1937	172
1938	224
1939	616
1940	274
1941	362
1942	355
1943	518
1944	430
1945	335
1946	346
1947	718
1948	450
1949	406
1950	517
1951	397
1952	414
1953	450
1954	654
1955	880
1956	599
1957	807
1958	958
1959	357
1960	802
1961	677
1962	659
1963	1,003
1964	594
1965	640
1966	614
1967	689
1968	1,038
1969	1,010
1970	422
1971	741
1972	843
1973	353
1974	562
1975	1,764
1976	737
1977	1,274
1978	1,263
1979	1,374
1980	520
1981	1,234
1982	972
1983	790
1984	942
1985	1,913
1986	955
1987	916
1988	412
1989	1,413
1990	2,157
1991	712
1992	760
1993	1,477
1994	1,452
1995	1,011
1996	1,603
1997	989
1998	1,401
1999	773
2000	1,701
2001	956
2002	1,228
2003	1,326
2004	802
2005	702
2006	581
2007	883
2008	914
2009	858
2010	1,440
2011	829
2012	770
2013	792
2014	502
2015	1,830
2016	660
2017	1,946
2018	1,728
2019	1,246
2020	794
2021	929
2022	2,595
2023	2,768
2024	373
2025	984
2026	951

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 500	150
500 to 1000	0
1000 to 1500	1
1500 to 2000	0
2000 to 2500	1