Weather Records on 23 February 1949

406 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1949. Highest significance: Eagle Pass 3N, US.

Key Facts for 23 February 1949

On 23 February 1949, 406 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
140 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 397 daily.
Eagle Pass 3N set a daily record precipitation of 64.3 mm (2.5 in) on 23 February 1949.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 554 records.

Record Map

406 stations

406 station records on 23 February 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nonda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ord River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quipolly Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cabanda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Channel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wondalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Broadwater Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Condeuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kestell (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pomonal Windy Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leslie (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Punta Gorda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

406 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 198, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 23 February 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 23 February 1949 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 397.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

327 broken records

Margins by which the 327 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1949

Top 20 records on 23 February 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1949	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1949	Nonda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1949	Coleman, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1949	Ord River, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1949	Uvalde, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1949	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1949	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1949	Aberdeen Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1949	Greenvale, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1949	Clarksville 2NE, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1949	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	6.3 C (11.3 F)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1949	Brackettville, US	monthly rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1949	Gainesville, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1949	Chapleau 2, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1949	Quipolly Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1949	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low max	19.2 C (66.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	74 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1949	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1949	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1949	Tishomingo Natl Wr, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1949	David City 4E, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1949. 1949 had 406 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	319
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1