Weather Records on 23 February 1934

725 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1934. Highest significance: Walsingham 1, ZA.

Key Facts for 23 February 1934

On 23 February 1934, 725 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 700 daily.
Walsingham 1 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 84.3 mm (3.3 in) on 23 February 1934.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 552 records.

Record Map

725 stations

725 station records on 23 February 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Benerembah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan (Gillingall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne West (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burrawang (Range Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harden (East St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yielima Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crookhaven Heads	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nethercote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jingellic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goolgumbla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waitchie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

725 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 585, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 February 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	585
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 February 1934 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 700.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

680 broken records

Margins by which the 680 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1934

Top 20 records on 23 February 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1934	Walsingham 1, ZA	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1934	Wulgulmerang, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1934	Carabost, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1934	Butterworth (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1934	Robertson (Caalong Street), AU	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1934	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1934	Benerembah, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1934	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1934	Buchan (Gillingall), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1934	Buena Vista 2S, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1934	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	122.1 mm (4.8 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1934	Bemboka Post Office, AU	daily rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1934	Jindabyne West (Hiawatha), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1934	Cap Chat, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1934	Cap Chat, CA	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1934	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1934	Cobargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1934	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	118.3 mm (4.7 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1934	Gold Creek Reservoir, AU	daily rain	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1934	Batemans Bay Post Office, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)

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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1934. 1934 had 725 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 50	652
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1