Weather Records on 23 February 1931

209 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1931. Highest significance: Alliance 1WNW, US.

Key Facts for 23 February 1931

On 23 February 1931, 209 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
131 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 204 daily.
Alliance 1WNW set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 23 February 1931.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 555 records.

Record Map

209 stations

209 station records on 23 February 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Queenton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Narayanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bandher	India	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	115.0 cm (45.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	118.0 cm (46.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

209 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 46, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 23 February 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	46
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 23 February 1931 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 204.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

157 broken records

Margins by which the 157 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1931

Top 20 records on 23 February 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1931	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1931	Fullerton 1 ESE, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1931	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1931	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1931	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	monthly low min	14.7 C (58.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1931	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	37 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1931	Dalby Post Office, AU	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1931	Willow City, US	monthly high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	25 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1931	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1931	Roswell Muni AP, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1931	Alamogordo 1, US	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1931	Imperial, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1931	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1931	Socorro, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1931	Llano, US	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1931	Clayoquot, CA	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1931	Bosque del Apache, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1931	Minneapolis Wb Dwtn, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1931	Tashkent, UZ	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1931	Queenton, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	18 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1931. 1931 had 209 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 25	147
25 to 50	3
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	2