Weather Records on 23 February 1952

414 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1952. Highest significance: Goulburn, AU.

Key Facts for 23 February 1952

On 23 February 1952, 414 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
10 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 402 daily.
Goulburn set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 23 February 1952.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 554 records.

Record Map

414 stations

414 station records on 23 February 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Buxa	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Malavalli	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chintamani	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Parlakimedi	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ponnamaravathi	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kamuthi	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Parvatipur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mantuan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Narada Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Cambalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gindie State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sompeta	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	185.0 cm (72.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Udumalpet	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frogmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nayagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Aubins	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dingwall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvannamalai	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paramakudi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sivakasi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dudhi	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Steigen	Norway	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nylsvley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glentana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lochnagar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tappen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palghat	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Punalur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chintalapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pala	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

414 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 276, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 23 February 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	276
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 23 February 1952 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 402.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

369 broken records

Margins by which the 369 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1952

Top 20 records on 23 February 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1952	Goulburn, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	77 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1952	Buxa, IN	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1952	Tiruvaiyaru, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1952	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1952	Capella Post Office, AU	daily rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1952	Malavalli, IN	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1952	Chintamani, IN	monthly rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1952	Parlakimedi, IN	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1952	Telemon Station, AU	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1952	Ponnamaravathi, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1952	Springsure Comet St, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1952	Kamuthi, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1952	Parvatipur, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1952	Rainworth, AU	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1952	Naboomspruit (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1952	Mantuan Downs, AU	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1952	Narada Downs, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1952	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1952	Anakie Richardson St, AU	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1952	Bombala (Cambalong), AU	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	43 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1952. 1952 had 414 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	360
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1