Weather Records on 23 February 1957

807 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1957. Highest significance: Golden A, CA.

Key Facts for 23 February 1957

On 23 February 1957, 807 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
190 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 787 daily.
Golden A set a monthly record daily precipitation of 56.6 mm (2.2 in) on 23 February 1957.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 552 records.

Record Map

807 stations

807 station records on 23 February 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Golden A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Golden A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	56.6 cm (22.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Badplaas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Largo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bralorne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bralorne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colby	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Metaline Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parksville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Herington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Denver	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stony Gorge Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sechelt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brisco	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Metaline Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spruce	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wrights	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kingsgate	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baldonnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
James Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

807 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 170, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 332, Heaviest daily snowfall 101, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 23 February 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	170
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	332
Heaviest daily snowfall	101
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 23 February 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 787.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

675 broken records

Margins by which the 675 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 292.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1957

Top 20 records on 23 February 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1957	Golden A, CA	monthly rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1957	Golden A, CA	monthly snowfall	56.6 cm (22.3 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	38 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1957	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1957	Creston, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1957	Badplaas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1957	Campo Largo, BR	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1957	Paisley, GB	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1957	Newport, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1957	Bralorne, CA	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1957	Quinter, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1957	Porthill, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1957	Shawnigan Lake, CA	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1957	Bralorne, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1957	Porthill, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1957	Darrington Rs, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1957	Startup 1 E, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1957	Coeur D'Alene, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1957	Colby, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1957	Bumping Lake, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1957	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	38 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1957. 1957 had 807 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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Data for records on 1957-02-23: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	626
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2