Weather Records on 1 February 2023

416 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 2023. Highest significance: Oshkosh, US.

Key Facts for 1 February 2023

On 1 February 2023, 416 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
118 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 390 daily.
Oshkosh set a monthly record snow depth of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 1 February 2023.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

416 stations

416 station records on 1 February 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oshkosh	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Amasia	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Zamboanga	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Phosphate Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boysen Dam	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arnold	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oban Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft McKavett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ouesso	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record low minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boysen Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
The Canal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hershey 5 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge 24SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Island AWS	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Valley	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Taolagnaro	Madagascar	Record low maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Island AWS	New Zealand	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Miller Fld AP	United States	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eurombah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wuhan	China	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boysen Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dulan	China	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Half Moon Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plainview 6 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
N Platte Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ammaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent Lake Nwr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wollogorang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gregory Downs Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chengde	China	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Old Ft Laramie	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Niceville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bartlett 1W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jensen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Austin Bergstrom Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maybell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nahunta 6NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crofton	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

416 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 104, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 61.

Records on 1 February 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	104
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	61

Records on 1 February 2023 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 22, daily 390.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

336 broken records

Margins by which the 336 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 2023

Top 20 records on 1 February 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 2023	Oshkosh, US	monthly snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	103 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2023	Amasia, AM	monthly rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2023	Zamboanga, PH	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2023	Phosphate Hill, AU	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2023	Hayden, US	monthly snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	106 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2023	Manila, US	monthly snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	111 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2023	Tyndall, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	108 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2023	Numinbah State Farm, AU	daily rain	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	109.6 mm (4.3 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2023	Boysen Dam, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2023	Alexandria, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2023	Talbotton, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	107 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2023	Arnold, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2023	Ogallala, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2023	Winner, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2023	Oban Station, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2023	Aspendell, US	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2023	Ft McKavett, US	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	142 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2023	Oak City, US	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2023	Ouesso, CG	monthly low min	11.9 C (53.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2023	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	107 years	41 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

1795 to 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2023. 2023 had 416 records.

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

Records on 02-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1830	1
1831	1
1846	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1862	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	4
1871	1
1873	1
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1884	3
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	5
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	7
1906	29
1907	13
1908	85
1909	23
1910	5
1911	38
1912	37
1913	35
1914	54
1915	51
1916	68
1917	69
1918	71
1919	21
1920	84
1921	36
1922	68
1923	249
1924	193
1925	80
1926	56
1927	110
1928	281
1929	178
1930	102
1931	264
1932	142
1933	283
1934	515
1935	441
1936	514
1937	270
1938	299
1939	271
1940	328
1941	365
1942	157
1943	281
1944	240
1945	469
1946	273
1947	352
1948	397
1949	604
1950	1,223
1951	1,756
1952	907
1953	552
1954	1,012
1955	296
1956	1,013
1957	539
1958	369
1959	398
1960	646
1961	479
1962	657
1963	1,161
1964	453
1965	453
1966	756
1967	628
1968	941
1969	485
1970	397
1971	1,597
1972	385
1973	716
1974	865
1975	634
1976	723
1977	516
1978	904
1979	1,728
1980	689
1981	961
1982	1,029
1983	1,463
1984	278
1985	2,572
1986	709
1987	826
1988	1,699
1989	1,772
1990	1,122
1991	554
1992	1,501
1993	819
1994	917
1995	1,330
1996	1,632
1997	883
1998	737
1999	1,031
2000	687
2001	1,124
2002	2,087
2003	1,301
2004	1,146
2005	714
2006	638
2007	930
2008	1,136
2009	506
2010	1,239
2011	1,204
2012	1,027
2013	704
2014	635
2015	958
2016	1,496
2017	424
2018	512
2019	816
2020	1,608
2021	570
2022	254
2023	416
2024	1,204
2025	557
2026	1,241

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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	301
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1