Weather Records on 23 February 1940

274 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1940. Highest significance: Waren, DE.

Key Facts for 23 February 1940

On 23 February 1940, 274 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 269 daily.
Waren set a daily record snow depth of 62.0 cm (24.4 in) on 23 February 1940.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 555 records.

Record Map

274 stations

274 station records on 23 February 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waren	Germany	Record snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.3 C (104.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rockford	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Soro	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Freeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hendrikspan (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jeypore	India	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ancho	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dewetsdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waukomis	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tweespruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

274 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 120, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 23 February 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 23 February 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 269.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

217 broken records

Margins by which the 217 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1940

Top 20 records on 23 February 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1940	Waren, DE	daily snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1940	Greifswald, DE	daily snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1940	Watertown Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	11.1 cm (4.4 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1940	Madison Wb City, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1940	Soltau, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1940	Garsebach Bei Meissen, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1940	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily high max	40.3 C (104.5 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1940	Rietpoort, ZA	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1940	Sonnblick, AT	monthly high min	0.4 C (32.7 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1940	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily high max	37.0 C (98.6 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	45 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1940	Altentreptow, DE	daily snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	10 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1940	Guelph Oac, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	46 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1940	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1940	Independence, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1940	Potsdam, DE	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	44 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1940	Rockford, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1940	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	42 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1940	Soro, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1940	De Emigratie, ZA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1940	Setlagodi (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	36 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1940. 1940 had 274 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	194
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2