Weather Records on 23 February 1937

172 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1937. Highest significance: Sagar Island, IN.

Key Facts for 23 February 1937

On 23 February 1937, 172 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 171 daily.
Sagar Island set a daily record precipitation of 51.8 mm (2.0 in) on 23 February 1937.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 556 records.

Record Map

172 stations

172 station records on 23 February 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dhubri	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goalpara	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manantoddy	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bilasipara	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Baliapal	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Contai	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Selonah	India	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Srinivaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bilgram	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wanganella (Zara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balliguda	India	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haraiya	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nowgong	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandila	India	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dinhata	India	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mangaldai	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Banpur	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gauhati Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Murrungowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Learmonth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Barpeta	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Narsingpur	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ghatal	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Nectar Brook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bijni	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mandakata	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Baramba	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Amlagora	India	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

172 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 102, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 23 February 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	102
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 23 February 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 171.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

136 broken records

Margins by which the 136 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1295.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1937

Top 20 records on 23 February 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1937	Sagar Island, IN	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1937	Dhubri, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1937	Goalpara, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1937	Bloomfield, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1937	Manantoddy, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1937	Bilasipara, IN	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1937	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	5 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1937	Vashon Island, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1937	St John's, CA	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	59 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1937	Krishnagiri, IN	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	7 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1937	Moncton, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1937	Baliapal, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1937	Contai, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1937	Halden, NO	daily snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1937	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily rain	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1937	Selonah, IN	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1937	Srinivaspur, IN	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1937	Tot-Ma, RU	daily rain	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	3 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1937	Bilgram, IN	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1937	Kursk, RU	daily rain	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	39 years	20 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1937. 1937 had 172 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 200	131
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1