Weather Records on 23 February 1960

802 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1960. Highest significance: South Comongin, AU.

Key Facts for 23 February 1960

On 23 February 1960, 802 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 387 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 789 daily.
South Comongin set a daily record precipitation of 97.5 mm (3.8 in) on 23 February 1960.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 552 records.

Record Map

802 stations

802 station records on 23 February 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cawker City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tsumeb - Pol	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Supply 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Urisino)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Menindee (Weinteriga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beerlaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kappawanta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Howitt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mardathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hana 354	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waterford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tanbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thylungra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mudukulathur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Yamba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Currawilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Penola Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

802 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 208, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 179, Heaviest daily rainfall 225, Heaviest daily snowfall 100, Deepest snow cover 63.

Records on 23 February 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	208
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	179
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	100
Deepest snow cover	63

Records on 23 February 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 789.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

659 broken records

Margins by which the 659 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1960

Top 20 records on 23 February 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1960	South Comongin, AU	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1960	Culbertson, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	69 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1960	Isabela Substn, PR	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1960	Cawker City, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1960	Innamincka Station, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1960	Tsumeb - Pol, NA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1960	Minneapolis, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1960	Supply 1 E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1960	Wanaaring (Urisino), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1960	Menindee (Weinteriga), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1960	Beerlaagte, ZA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1960	Kappawanta, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1960	Mt Howitt, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1960	Atwood, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1960	Mardathuna, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1960	Hana 354, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1960	Kyabra, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1960	Hays 1 S, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1960	Waterford, ZA	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1960	Oakley 4W, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	18 years	41 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1960. 1960 had 802 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	587
50 to 100	51
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	3