Weather Records on 23 February 2023

2,768 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 2023. Highest significance: Clinton 1SSW, US.

Key Facts for 23 February 2023

On 23 February 2023, 2,768 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
830 were record highs and 1,339 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 253 monthly and 2,504 daily.
Clinton 1SSW set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 23 February 2023.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 539 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 23 February 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Downieville	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bucks Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Painesville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Port Allegany	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Portland Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Middletown	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Langlois #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bolton Point (the Ridge Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.6 mm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Langlois #2	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marinette	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rensselaer Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Olean	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Philo	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Knox Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winona Dam 5 A	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rvr Falls Sewage	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chalmers 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Francesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Red Wing Dam 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Northdale	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Wilson	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Haleyville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,768 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 419, Lowest daily maximum 1,048, Highest daily minimum 411, Lowest daily minimum 291, Heaviest daily rainfall 293, Heaviest daily snowfall 224, Deepest snow cover 82.

Records on 23 February 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	419
Lowest daily maximum	1,048
Highest daily minimum	411
Lowest daily minimum	291
Heaviest daily rainfall	293
Heaviest daily snowfall	224
Deepest snow cover	82

Records on 23 February 2023 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 253, daily 2,504.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,263 broken records

Margins by which the 2,263 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 2023

Top 20 records on 23 February 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 2023	Clinton 1SSW, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	108 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2023	Downieville, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	108 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2023	Bucks Creek, US	monthly snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	33 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2023	Stevens Pt, US	daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	113 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2023	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	115 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2023	Milan 1NW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2023	Painesville 4 NW, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2023	Port Allegany, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2023	Portland Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	84 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2023	Middletown, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	125 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2023	Winamac 2SSE, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2023	Langlois #2, US	all-time snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2023	Peru, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2023	Warsaw, US	monthly rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2023	Bolton Point (the Ridge Way), AU	daily rain	138.6 mm (5.5 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2023	Macomb, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	113 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2023	Dilley 2 S, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2023	Langlois #2, US	all-time snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2023	Lamar Rs, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	93 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 2023	Sodus 1W, US	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	97 years	20 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2023. 2023 had 2,768 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	2,210
100 to 200	44
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1