Weather Records on 5 February 1923

67 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1923. Highest significance: Yazoo City, US.

Key Facts for 5 February 1923

On 5 February 1923, 67 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 65 daily.
Yazoo City set a daily record precipitation of 80.3 mm (3.2 in) on 5 February 1923.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 547 records.

Record Map

67 stations

67 station records on 5 February 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Point Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

67 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 23, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 5 February 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	23
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 February 1923 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 65.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

59 broken records

Margins by which the 59 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1923

Top 20 records on 5 February 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1923	Yazoo City, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1923	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily low min	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	46 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1923	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	46 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1923	Camden 1, US	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1923	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1923	Bathurst, CA	daily low min	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1923	Houston Wb City, US	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	17 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1923	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	daily rain	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	44 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1923	Las Animas, US	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	29 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1923	Pushmataha, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1923	Batesville, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1923	Point Peter, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1923	El Paso, US	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1923	Rome, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1923	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily high min	28.0 C (82.4 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	29 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1923	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	13 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1923	Tampa, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	23 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1923	Agricultural College, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	16 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1923	Fergana, UZ	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	8 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1923	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily high min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	26 years	13 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

1795 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1923. 1923 had 67 records.

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

Records on 02-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1809	2
1814	1
1822	1
1827	2
1838	1
1841	2
1848	3
1851	2
1852	1
1855	1
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1869	5
1871	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	5
1892	2
1893	1
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1900	10
1901	2
1902	4
1903	3
1904	14
1905	16
1906	10
1907	19
1908	23
1909	46
1910	20
1911	49
1912	41
1913	40
1914	31
1915	22
1916	25
1917	93
1918	105
1919	29
1920	72
1921	31
1922	80
1923	67
1924	237
1925	400
1926	112
1927	653
1928	265
1929	148
1930	161
1931	292
1932	353
1933	177
1934	153
1935	158
1936	734
1937	265
1938	1,308
1939	151
1940	295
1941	227
1942	407
1943	524
1944	287
1945	325
1946	666
1947	576
1948	625
1949	541
1950	574
1951	232
1952	453
1953	459
1954	666
1955	556
1956	450
1957	607
1958	233
1959	340
1960	520
1961	711
1962	639
1963	1,451
1964	553
1965	433
1966	616
1967	404
1968	256
1969	433
1970	448
1971	1,329
1972	394
1973	854
1974	443
1975	910
1976	1,140
1977	493
1978	892
1979	2,150
1980	756
1981	523
1982	2,248
1983	815
1984	612
1985	1,602
1986	1,375
1987	572
1988	1,158
1989	3,257
1990	1,225
1991	1,765
1992	562
1993	884
1994	629
1995	1,297
1996	2,815
1997	845
1998	991
1999	821
2000	647
2001	1,276
2002	1,589
2003	682
2004	1,724
2005	1,210
2006	833
2007	1,243
2008	2,428
2009	803
2010	1,422
2011	2,052
2012	1,362
2013	368
2014	1,441
2015	768
2016	519
2017	583
2018	960
2019	1,288
2020	1,050
2021	758
2022	444
2023	298
2024	803
2025	1,109
2026	1,234

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Data for records on 1923-02-05: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	54
10 to 20	4
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1