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Weather Records on 23 February 1923

42 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1923. Highest significance: Umzimkulu (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 23 February 1923

  • On 23 February 1923, 42 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 19 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 41 daily.
  • Umzimkulu (Tnk) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 64.3 mm (2.5 in) on 23 February 1923.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 556 records.

Record Map

42 stations
Weather records on 23 February 1923 42 station records on 23 February 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
42 station records on 23 February 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 February 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Umzimkulu (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation64.3 mm (2.5 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature42.2 C (108.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.7 mm (1.2 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature38.2 C (100.8 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature45.0 C (113.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature45.6 C (114.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature38.3 C (100.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-15.0 C (5.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe RicheCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe RicheCanadaRecord daily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord daily precipitation6.8 mm (0.27 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert RoadSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation0.3 mm (0.01 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2United StatesRecord high maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-14.4 C (6.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2United StatesRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
HebronUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
El PasoUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
LucknowCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Bad MuskauGermanyRecord snow depth1.0 cm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature37.2 C (99.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord snow depth104.1 cm (41.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 WUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-8.9 C (16.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
MoxeeUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature43.3 C (109.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
TauntonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord low maximum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
TobolskRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-8.7 C (16.3 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-9.2 C (15.4 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
SalisburyUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNEUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature42.8 C (109.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low minimum temperature-0.3 C (31.5 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-10.6 C (12.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
TunisTunisiaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Santa BarbaraUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
AshlandUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe CurvUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BeloitUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-18.3 C (-0.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown WwtpUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-11.1 C (12.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

42 records
Records on 23 February 1923 by type Records set or tied on 23 February 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2. 051015Highest daily maximum: 12Lowest daily maximum: 9Highest daily minimum: 7Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 2Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 February 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.
Records on 23 February 1923 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum12
Lowest daily maximum9
Highest daily minimum7
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover2
Records on 23 February 1923 by timescale Records on 23 February 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 41. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 41all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 February 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 41.
Records on 23 February 1923 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily41

How Much Records Were Beaten By

32 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 February 1923 Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2710 to 20: 220 to 30: 130 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 20 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 February 1923
MarginRecords
0 to 1027
10 to 202
20 to 301
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 602

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1923
Top 20 records on 23 February 1923 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 February 1923Umzimkulu (Tnk), ZAmonthly rain64.3 mm (2.5 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)36 years29 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1923Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily high max42.2 C (108.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)45 years22 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1923Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min23.9 C (75.0 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)44 years21 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1923Tennant Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain30.7 mm (1.2 in)26.1 mm (1.0 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1923Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high max38.2 C (100.8 F)2.9 C (5.2 F)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1923Bourke Post Office, AUdaily high max45.0 C (113.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)45 years19 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1923Cobar Post Office, AUdaily high max45.6 C (114.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)38 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1923Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high max38.3 C (100.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)38 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1923Owen Sound, CAdaily low max-15.0 C (5.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)33 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1923Pointe Riche, CAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)29 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1923Pointe Riche, CAdaily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)29 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1923Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily rain6.8 mm (0.27 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)28 years17 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1923Prince Albert Road, ZAdaily rain0.3 mm (0.01 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)44 years17 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1923Austin #2, USdaily high max10.6 C (51.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)34 years16 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1923Southampton, CAdaily low max-14.4 C (6.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1923Redding Fire STN 2, USdaily high max25.0 C (77.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)22 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1923Hebron, USdaily high min6.7 C (44.1 F)6.7 C (12.1 F)11 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1923El Paso, USdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)17 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1923Lucknow, CAdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1923Bad Muskau, DEdaily snow depth1.0 cm (0.4 in)1.0 cm (0.4 in)34 years14 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 1923
Records on 02-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1923. 1923 had 42 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 1923. 1923 had 42 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).