Weather Records on 23 February 1945

335 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1945. Highest significance: Kingaroy Prince Street, AU.

Key Facts for 23 February 1945

On 23 February 1945, 335 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 331 daily.
Kingaroy Prince Street set a daily record precipitation of 78.5 mm (3.1 in) on 23 February 1945.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 555 records.

Record Map

335 stations

335 station records on 23 February 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kingaroy Prince Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Merino (Glenorchy Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milguy (Myee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lynway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Juandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	254.0 cm (100.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carapook (the Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Talwood State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coolatai (Orana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Katyil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabilla (Boonal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wooroolin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thulimbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Murgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mardan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Copper	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.4 C (-22.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Reedy Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oakhurst 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

335 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 177, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 23 February 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 23 February 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 331.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

281 broken records

Margins by which the 281 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2032.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1945

Top 20 records on 23 February 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1945	Kingaroy Prince Street, AU	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1945	Casterton (Roseneath), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1945	Merino, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1945	Ballan, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1945	Merino (Glenorchy Estate), AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1945	Branxholme, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1945	Red Range (Victoria St), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1945	Mortlake, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1945	Greensburg, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1945	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1945	Warrinilla, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1945	Glenthompson (Brie Brie), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1945	Boonara, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1945	Milguy (Myee), AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1945	Lynway, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1945	Juandah, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1945	Casterton (Warrock), AU	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1945	Kia Ora Sandy Ridges, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1945	Casterton Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1945	Aberdeen Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	16 years	34 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1945. 1945 had 335 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1945-02-23: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 500	279
500 to 1000	1
1000 to 1500	0
1500 to 2000	0
2000 to 2500	1