Weather Records on 23 February 1935

214 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1935. Highest significance: Emporium 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 23 February 1935

On 23 February 1935, 214 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 205 daily.
Emporium 1 E set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 23 February 1935.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 555 records.

Record Map

214 stations

214 station records on 23 February 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saltsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clearfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Herrs Island Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Welgelegen(Middlemnt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baunsi	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
West Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kiruna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

214 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 23 February 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 23 February 1935 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 205.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

178 broken records

Margins by which the 178 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1935

Top 20 records on 23 February 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1935	Emporium 1 E, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1935	Saltsburg, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1935	Greensboro Lock 7, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1935	Clearfield, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1935	Herrs Island Dam, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1935	De Vlei "de Kruis", ZA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1935	Goodooga (Brenda), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1935	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily low min	10.3 C (50.5 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1935	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	5 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1935	Towanda 1 S, US	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1935	Gloversville, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1935	Port Dover, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1935	Murraysburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1935	Crohamhurst, AU	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1935	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1935	Welgelegen(Middlemnt, ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1935	Chatham, CA	daily low min	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1935	Baunsi, IN	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1935	Brookville, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1935	Derry 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	20 years	25 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1935. 1935 had 214 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	168
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1