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Weather Records on 23 February 1908

19 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1908. Highest significance: Maitland West, AU.

Key Facts for 23 February 1908

  • On 23 February 1908, 19 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 19 daily.
  • Maitland West set a daily record precipitation of 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 23 February 1908.
  • Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 554 records.

Record Map

19 stations
Weather records on 23 February 1908 19 station records on 23 February 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
19 station records on 23 February 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 February 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Maitland WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation86.4 mm (3.4 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2United StatesRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.3 mm (1.3 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Cape NorthumberlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue GardeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation81.3 mm (3.2 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-AllingskovgardDenmarkRecord daily precipitation4.0 mm (0.16 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
KinchegaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.8 mm (0.31 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord daily precipitation7.5 mm (0.30 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Avoca)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal StatioAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells LineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation52.1 mm (2.1 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Piangil (Burra Burra)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high maximum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord daily precipitation3.7 mm (0.15 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

19 records
Records on 23 February 1908 by type Records set or tied on 23 February 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 16, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 16Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 February 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 16, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 23 February 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall16
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 February 1908 by timescale Records on 23 February 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 19. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 19all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 February 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 19.
Records on 23 February 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily19

How Much Records Were Beaten By

18 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 February 1908 Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.9. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 10: 1210 to 20: 220 to 30: 230 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 160 to 70: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 70
Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 February 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 1012
10 to 202
20 to 302
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 601
60 to 701

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1908
Top 19 records on 23 February 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 February 1908Maitland West, AUdaily rain86.4 mm (3.4 in)69.9 mm (2.8 in)4 years46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1908Trenton 2, USdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)41 years23 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1908Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AUdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)25.4 mm (1.0 in)17 years22 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1908Ivanhoe (Wokabity), AUdaily rain32.3 mm (1.3 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)34 years21 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1908Cape Northumberland, AUdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1908Pooncarie (Tarcoola), AUdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)15.8 mm (0.6 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1908Wentworth Post Office, AUdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1908Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AUdaily rain81.3 mm (3.2 in)29.2 mm (1.1 in)2 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1908Gronbaek-Allingskovgard, DKdaily rain4.0 mm (0.16 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)32 years17 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1908Kinchega, AUdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1908Harnosand, SEdaily rain7.8 mm (0.31 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)9 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1908Karlsruhe, DEdaily rain7.5 mm (0.30 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)23 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1908Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)0.5 cm (0.2 in)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1908Wentworth (Avoca), AUdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)15 years10 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1908Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1908Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AUdaily rain52.1 mm (2.1 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)11 years7 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1908Piangil (Burra Burra), AUdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)2 years4 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1908St John's, CAdaily high max6.1 C (43.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)4 years4 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1908Sveg, SEdaily rain (Tie)3.7 mm (0.15 in)tie4 years1 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 1908
Records on 02-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1908. 1908 had 19 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 21802: 21804: 21810: 11814: 41815: 11839: 11846: 21849: 11850: 11855: 11867: 11868: 11871: 11873: 11874: 11875: 31879: 31884: 11886: 21887: 11888: 51889: 21891: 11892: 21895: 11896: 11897: 11898: 81899: 11900: 51901: 91902: 31903: 171904: 131905: 121906: 211907: 311908: 191909: 271910: 351911: 231912: 461913: 111914: 371915: 581916: 801917: 1001918: 311919: 491920: 441921: 741922: 1581923: 421924: 1561925: 2641926: 631927: 2981928: 1991929: 1791930: 6901931: 2091932: 3181933: 3211934: 7251935: 2141936: 4301937: 1721938: 2241939: 6161940: 2741941: 3621942: 3551943: 5181944: 4301945: 3351946: 3461947: 7181948: 4501949: 4061950: 5171951: 3971952: 4141953: 4501954: 6541955: 8801956: 5991957: 8071958: 9581959: 3571960: 8021961: 6771962: 6591963: 1,0031964: 5941965: 6401966: 6141967: 6891968: 1,0381969: 1,0101970: 4221971: 7411972: 8431973: 3531974: 5621975: 1,7641976: 7371977: 1,2741978: 1,2631979: 1,3741980: 5201981: 1,2341982: 9721983: 7901984: 9421985: 1,9131986: 9551987: 9161988: 4121989: 1,4131990: 2,1571991: 7121992: 7601993: 1,4771994: 1,4521995: 1,0111996: 1,6031997: 9891998: 1,4011999: 7732000: 1,7012001: 9562002: 1,2282003: 1,3262004: 8022005: 7022006: 5812007: 8832008: 9142009: 8582010: 1,4402011: 8292012: 7702013: 7912014: 5022015: 1,8302016: 6602017: 1,9462018: 1,7142019: 1,2382020: 7932021: 9252022: 2,5892023: 2,7622024: 3742025: 9841794187519021918193419501966198219982014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1908. 1908 had 19 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 02-23 in each year
YearRecords
17942
18022
18042
18101
18144
18151
18391
18462
18491
18501
18551
18671
18681
18711
18731
18741
18753
18793
18841
18862
18871
18885
18892
18911
18922
18951
18961
18971
18988
18991
19005
19019
19023
190317
190413
190512
190621
190731
190819
190927
191035
191123
191246
191311
191437
191558
191680
1917100
191831
191949
192044
192174
1922158
192342
1924156
1925264
192663
1927298
1928199
1929179
1930690
1931209
1932318
1933321
1934725
1935214
1936430
1937172
1938224
1939616
1940274
1941362
1942355
1943518
1944430
1945335
1946346
1947718
1948450
1949406
1950517
1951397
1952414
1953450
1954654
1955880
1956599
1957807
1958958
1959357
1960802
1961677
1962659
19631,003
1964594
1965640
1966614
1967689
19681,038
19691,010
1970422
1971741
1972843
1973353
1974562
19751,764
1976737
19771,274
19781,263
19791,374
1980520
19811,234
1982972
1983790
1984942
19851,913
1986955
1987916
1988412
19891,413
19902,157
1991712
1992760
19931,477
19941,452
19951,011
19961,603
1997989
19981,401
1999773
20001,701
2001956
20021,228
20031,326
2004802
2005702
2006581
2007883
2008914
2009858
20101,440
2011829
2012770
2013791
2014502
20151,830
2016660
20171,946
20181,714
20191,238
2020793
2021925
20222,589
20232,762
2024374
2025984

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).