Weather Records on 23 February 1916

80 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1916. Highest significance: Fairlight Station, AU.

Key Facts for 23 February 1916

On 23 February 1916, 80 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
3 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 80 daily.
Fairlight Station set a daily record precipitation of 58.2 mm (2.3 in) on 23 February 1916.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 556 records.

Record Map

80 stations

80 station records on 23 February 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Narra Allen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kyamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wallabadah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eskdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Llangollen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Benerembah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Coronga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yamma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Martindale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston (Cowl Cowl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Curraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Roto (Coombie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Majura 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Whroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bomera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fryerstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Coronga Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

80 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 74, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 23 February 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	74
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 February 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 80.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

74 broken records

Margins by which the 74 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1916

Top 20 records on 23 February 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1916	Fairlight Station, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1916	Queanbeyan 2, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1916	Narra Allen, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1916	Kyamba, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1916	Queanbeyan Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1916	Holbrook (Rsl), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1916	Yallaroi, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1916	Walcha Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1916	Temora Ambulance Station, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1916	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high min	19.9 C (67.8 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	57 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1916	Ellerston, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1916	Hill End Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1916	Murrurundi Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1916	Wallabadah, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1916	Albury, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1916	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1916	Tarcutta Post Office, AU	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1916	Jerilderie (Yanko Station), AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1916	Tarcutta, AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1916	Eskdale, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	10 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 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1916. 1916 had 80 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 February 1916
Margin	Records
0 to 10	51
10 to 20	11
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1