Weather Records on 23 February 1948

450 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1948. Highest significance: Higginsville, AU.

Key Facts for 23 February 1948

On 23 February 1948, 450 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 432 daily.
Higginsville set an all-time record daily precipitation of 181.9 mm (7.2 in) on 23 February 1948.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 554 records.

Record Map

450 stations

450 station records on 23 February 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Higginsville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Noondoonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Norseman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Nanambinia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Menzies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cape de Couedic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Daveyhurst Mulwarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sandstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ora Banda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bulong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coolgardie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kalgoorlie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hana 354	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Karonie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Veta Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rpf 180 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Margherita	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sonari	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marmarth	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Myrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lawlers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bullfinch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Collbran	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pinawa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Scaddan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anketell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
North Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leonora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valier	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Worland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gidgee Birrigrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hilliard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

450 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 126, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 65, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 23 February 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	126
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	65
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 23 February 1948 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 14, daily 432.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

375 broken records

Margins by which the 375 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1450.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1948

Top 20 records on 23 February 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1948	Higginsville, AU	all-time rain	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1948	Noondoonia, AU	all-time rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1948	Norseman, AU	all-time rain	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	5 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1948	Nanambinia, AU	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1948	Grass Patch, AU	monthly rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1948	Menzies, AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1948	Cape de Couedic, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1948	Daveyhurst Mulwarrie, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1948	Sandstone, AU	monthly rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1948	Ora Banda, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1948	Bulong, AU	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1948	Coolgardie Post Office, AU	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1948	Kalgoorlie Post Office, AU	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1948	Hana 354, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1948	Karonie, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1948	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1948	La Veta Pass, US	daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1948	St Albans, CA	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1948	Rpf 180 Mile, AU	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1948	Morden Cda, CA	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	10 years	44 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1948. 1948 had 450 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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Data for records on 1948-02-23: 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 200	371
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	0
1400 to 1600	1