Weather Records on 23 February 1947

718 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1947. Highest significance: Bhir, IN.

Key Facts for 23 February 1947

On 23 February 1947, 718 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
264 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 691 daily.
Bhir set a monthly record daily precipitation of 56.6 mm (2.2 in) on 23 February 1947.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 552 records.

Record Map

718 stations

718 station records on 23 February 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bhir	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Edgar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springdale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olds	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Glenowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaraga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ullawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kulu Halt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

718 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 186, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 71, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 23 February 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	186
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	71
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 23 February 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 691.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

584 broken records

Margins by which the 584 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1947

Top 20 records on 23 February 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1947	Bhir, IN	monthly rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1947	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1947	Asheville, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1947	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1947	Dunkirk 19NNE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1947	Dumble, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1947	Brownsville, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1947	Mount Edgar, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1947	Hot Springs 2, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1947	Lacombe Cda, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1947	Springdale, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1947	Marshall, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1947	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1947	Asheville, US	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1947	Warren (Eenaweena), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1947	Crossville Ed & Rsch STN, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1947	Eulo Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1947	Galway, IE	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	82 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1947	Putbus, DE	daily low max	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1947	Greenethorpe (Iandra), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1947. 1947 had 718 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	552
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1