Weather Records on 23 February 1959

357 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1959. Highest significance: Hancock Exp Farm, US.

Key Facts for 23 February 1959

On 23 February 1959, 357 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 339 daily.
Hancock Exp Farm set a daily record precipitation of 35.8 mm (1.4 in) on 23 February 1959.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 554 records.

Record Map

357 stations

357 station records on 23 February 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Scottville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guaraciaba Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Serra Negra Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fife Lake 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Grande (Augusto Severo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Listowel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eugenia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lansing	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

357 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 112, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 23 February 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	112
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 23 February 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 339.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

321 broken records

Margins by which the 321 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 534.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1959

Top 20 records on 23 February 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1959	Hancock Exp Farm, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1959	Caledonia, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1959	Chilton, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1959	Grayling, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1959	Green Bay, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1959	Midland Water Pollution Contro, CA	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1959	Baldwin, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1959	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1959	Viroqua, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1959	Belleville, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	89 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1959	Britt 3E, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1959	Mio Hydro Plt, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1959	Scottville 1 NE, US	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1959	Manistee 3SE, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1959	Oshkosh, US	daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1959	Portage Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1959	Mason City, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1959	Wellston Tippy Dam, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1959	Hancock Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1959	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	12.9 cm (5.1 in)	12 years	45 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1959. 1959 had 357 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 100	294
100 to 200	25
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1