Weather Records on 23 February 1944

430 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1944. Highest significance: Creston, US.

Key Facts for 23 February 1944

On 23 February 1944, 430 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 416 daily.
Creston set a daily record precipitation of 45.5 mm (1.8 in) on 23 February 1944.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 554 records.

Record Map

430 stations

430 station records on 23 February 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	253.5 mm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tiptur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mannarghat	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	221.2 mm (8.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagamandala	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.7 cm (12.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mirpur	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.8 C (5.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wickenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Monica	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alattur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ansonia 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

430 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 164, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 23 February 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 23 February 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 416.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

334 broken records

Margins by which the 334 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 226.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1944

Top 20 records on 23 February 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1944	Creston, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1944	Jagalur, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1944	Girona (Antic Institut), ES	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1944	Elizabeth, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1944	Innisfail, AU	daily rain	253.5 mm (10.0 in)	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1944	Tiptur, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1944	Mannarghat, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1944	Goondi Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	221.2 mm (8.7 in)	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1944	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1944	Wolfville, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1944	Bhagamandala, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1944	Kentville Cda, CA	daily snowfall	30.7 cm (12.1 in)	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1944	Tustin Irvine Rch, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1944	Point Pleasant, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1944	Big Creek, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1944	Glenville, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1944	Chatham, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1944	Charlottetown Cda, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1944	Charlottetown Cda, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1944	Fallon Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	33 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1944. 1944 had 430 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	317
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2