Weather Records on 23 February 1956

599 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1956. Highest significance: Ely AP, US.

Key Facts for 23 February 1956

On 23 February 1956, 599 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
130 were record highs and 176 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 573 daily.
Ely AP set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 23 February 1956.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 553 records.

Record Map

599 stations

599 station records on 23 February 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Haarlem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morgenrood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Progress	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dwaleni	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leeukop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karkaralinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Krugersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bultfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lonepine 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leader	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leliefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Avery Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shaunavon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rienzi	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dundurn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsheuwel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gunbower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Truxton Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Midvale	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

599 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 200, Heaviest daily snowfall 62, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 23 February 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	62
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 23 February 1956 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 21, daily 573.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

524 broken records

Margins by which the 524 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1956

Top 20 records on 23 February 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1956	Ely AP, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1956	Haarlem, ZA	monthly rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1956	Uccle, BE	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	115 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1956	Koster (Pol), ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1956	Maple Creek, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1956	Morgenrood, ZA	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1956	Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1956	Putbus, DE	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1956	Progress, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1956	Hamburg Bergedorf, DE	daily snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1956	Dwaleni, SZ	daily rain	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1956	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily low min	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)	8.1 C (14.6 F)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1956	Leeukop, ZA	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1956	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1956	Karkaralinsk, KZ	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1956	Uccle, BE	daily low max	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1956	Potchefstroom, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1956	Krugersdorp, ZA	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1956	Yreka, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1956	Caguas, PR	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	39 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1956. 1956 had 599 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 50	482
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1