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Weather Records on 23 February 1909

27 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1909. Highest significance: Toledo Blade, US.

Key Facts for 23 February 1909

  • On 23 February 1909, 27 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 26 daily.
  • Toledo Blade set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 23 February 1909.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 557 records.

Record Map

27 stations
Weather records on 23 February 1909 27 station records on 23 February 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
27 station records on 23 February 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 February 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation42.7 mm (1.7 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord daily precipitation33.8 mm (1.3 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation41.9 mm (1.6 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation52.8 mm (2.1 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation32.8 mm (1.3 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord high maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord low maximum temperature-6.5 C (20.3 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
AthensUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-16.1 C (3.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Nicola LakeCanadaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Nicola LakeCanadaRecord daily snowfall3.8 cm (1.5 in)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

27 records
Records on 23 February 1909 by type Records set or tied on 23 February 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 18Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 February 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 23 February 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall18
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 February 1909 by timescale Records on 23 February 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 26. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 26all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 February 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 26.
Records on 23 February 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily26

How Much Records Were Beaten By

24 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 February 1909 Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.2. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 145 to 10: 110 to 15: 415 to 20: 220 to 25: 225 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 February 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 514
5 to 101
10 to 154
15 to 202
20 to 252
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1909
Top 20 records on 23 February 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 February 1909Toledo Blade, USdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)29.2 mm (1.1 in)34 years53 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1909Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily rain42.7 mm (1.7 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)63 years33 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1909Peterborough, CAdaily rain33.8 mm (1.3 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)39 years31 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1909Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily rain34.3 mm (1.4 in)20.1 mm (0.8 in)39 years31 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1909Philadelphia City, USdaily rain41.9 mm (1.6 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)24 years25 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1909Little Rock St Capitol, USdaily rain52.8 mm (2.1 in)20.0 mm (0.8 in)25 years23 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1909World Trade Ctr, USdaily rain32.8 mm (1.3 in)15.3 mm (0.6 in)24 years23 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1909La Crosse Wb City, USdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1909Escanaba, USdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1909Stratford, CAdaily high max8.3 C (46.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)42 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1909World Trade Ctr, USdaily high min3.9 C (39.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)33 years17 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1909Atlantic City Marina, USdaily rain25.9 mm (1.0 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)11 years17 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1909Wien, ATdaily low max-6.5 C (20.3 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1909Reading Wb City, USdaily rain22.1 mm (0.9 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)30 years16 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1909Madison Wb City, USdaily rain9.9 mm (0.39 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)34 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1909Port Dover, CAdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)34 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1909Athens, USdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)8 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1909Santa Fe, USdaily low min-16.1 C (3.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)14 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1909Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)21 years10 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1909Woodstock, CAdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)18 years9 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 1909
Records on 02-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1909. 1909 had 27 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: 7922014: 5022015: 1,8302016: 6602017: 1,9462018: 1,7282019: 1,2462020: 7942021: 9292022: 2,5952023: 2,7682024: 3732025: 9842026: 9511794187519021918193419501966198219982014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1909. 1909 had 27 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
2013792
2014502
20151,830
2016660
20171,946
20181,728
20191,246
2020794
2021929
20222,595
20232,768
2024373
2025984
2026951

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).