Weather Records on 23 February 1941

362 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1941. Highest significance: Ricardo, US.

Key Facts for 23 February 1941

On 23 February 1941, 362 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 354 daily.
Ricardo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 103.9 mm (4.1 in) on 23 February 1941.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 554 records.

Record Map

362 stations

362 station records on 23 February 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ricardo	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Le Grand	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Childress 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Truchas	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waurika	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kempton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tulia 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blayney (Vittoria)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plainview	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Truchas	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merino (Glenorchy Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Childress 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bijawar	India	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

362 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 23 February 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 23 February 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 354.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

293 broken records

Margins by which the 293 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1941

Top 20 records on 23 February 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1941	Ricardo, US	monthly rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1941	Le Grand, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1941	Sarita 7 E, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1941	Childress 3 W, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1941	Truchas, US	monthly snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1941	Waurika, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1941	Falfurrias, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1941	Memphis, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1941	Kempton, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1941	Blanco, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1941	Tulia 6 NE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1941	Booby Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1941	Blayney (Vittoria), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1941	Frederick, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1941	Haskell, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1941	Newton Rigg, GB	monthly low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1941	Ellsworth, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1941	Marlow 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1941	Luling, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1941	Alton 1 W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1941. 1941 had 362 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 20	242
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	3