Weather Records on 23 February 1926

63 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1926. Highest significance: Newport, US.

Key Facts for 23 February 1926

On 23 February 1926, 63 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 63 daily.
Newport set a daily record precipitation of 65.5 mm (2.6 in) on 23 February 1926.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 556 records.

Record Map

63 stations

63 station records on 23 February 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murphys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	84.0 cm (33.1 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Angel	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

63 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 16, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 23 February 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	16
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 23 February 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 63.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

45 broken records

Margins by which the 45 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1926

Top 20 records on 23 February 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1926	Newport, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1926	Murphys Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1926	Fort National, DZ	daily high min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1926	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1926	Baku, AZ	daily rain	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1926	Galway, IE	daily rain	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1926	Huntington 1, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1926	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1926	Vineland, US	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	41 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1926	World Trade Ctr, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	4.9 cm (1.9 in)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1926	Weimar, DE	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	14 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1926	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1926	Toledo, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1926	Barkerville, CA	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1926	Barkerville, CA	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1926	Durham, GB	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	34 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1926	Plainfield, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	4.4 cm (1.7 in)	27 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1926	Steveston, CA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1926	Nord-Rana, NO	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1926	Adrian 2 NNE, US	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	36 years	15 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1926. 1926 had 63 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	36
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1