Weather Records on 23 February 1955

880 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1955. Highest significance: Portland Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 23 February 1955

On 23 February 1955, 880 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
126 were record highs and 349 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 861 daily.
Portland Downs set a daily record precipitation of 111.3 mm (4.4 in) on 23 February 1955.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 551 records.

Record Map

880 stations

880 station records on 23 February 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Portland Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Uliman (Brentwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Toulby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis (Wandobah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aiea Fld 764A	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Adavale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eddington Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gongolgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kawailoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ruthven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albilbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Darr River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quilpie Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Makapuu Point 724	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston (Glenrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gilliat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chute A Murdock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kapalama 773	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Strathdarr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Proa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thurulgoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Werrina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.7 C (0.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Berida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston (Hunters Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lands End Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Comongin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

880 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 159, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 190, Heaviest daily rainfall 368, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 23 February 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	159
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	190
Heaviest daily rainfall	368
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 23 February 1955 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 14, daily 861.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

748 broken records

Margins by which the 748 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1955

Top 20 records on 23 February 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1955	Portland Downs, AU	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1955	Beechal, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1955	Uliman (Brentwood), AU	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1955	Weimar, DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1955	Maneroo, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1955	Milo Station, AU	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1955	Ilfracombe Post Office, AU	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1955	Toulby, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1955	Moanalua 770, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1955	Curlewis (Wandobah), AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1955	Paterson Post Office, AU	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1955	Aiea Fld 764A, US	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1955	Waianae 798, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1955	Quilberry Station, AU	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1955	Adavale Post Office, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1955	Longreach Post Office, AU	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1955	Gumbardo, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1955	Merriwa (Terragong), AU	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1955	Koolau Dam 833, US	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1955	Manoa 712.1, US	daily rain	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	17 years	50 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1955. 1955 had 880 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	612
20 to 40	71
40 to 60	30
60 to 80	19
80 to 100	8
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	3