Weather Records on 23 February 1943

518 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1943. Highest significance: Spicer, US.

Key Facts for 23 February 1943

On 23 February 1943, 518 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
389 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 502 daily.
Spicer set a monthly record daily precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 23 February 1943.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 553 records.

Record Map

518 stations

518 station records on 23 February 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Spicer	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hofmeyer (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Folsom	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spicer	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dumont 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooya Pooya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish 9 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record snow depth	500.0 cm (196.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar City	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

518 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 268, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 94, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 23 February 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	268
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	94
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 23 February 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 502.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

382 broken records

Margins by which the 382 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 680.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1943

Top 20 records on 23 February 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1943	Spicer, US	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1943	Red Bluff Muni AP, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1943	Hamilton, CA	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1943	Hofmeyer (Mun), ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1943	Belleville, CA	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1943	Chatham, CA	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	61 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1943	Fichtelberg, DE	monthly high max	12.4 C (54.3 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1943	Folsom, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1943	Julesburg, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1943	Madrid, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1943	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	67 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1943	Herberton White St, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1943	Innsbruck, AT	daily high max	14.6 C (58.3 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	59 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1943	Spicer, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1943	Milesovka, CZ	monthly high min	7.1 C (44.8 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1943	Warsaw 2 NW, US	monthly high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1943	Portage la Prairie, CA	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1943	Altastenberg, DE	daily high max	11.5 C (52.7 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	51 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1943	Lewiston, US	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	46 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1943	Mana 1026, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1943. 1943 had 518 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 100	380
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1