Weather Records on 23 February 1968

1,038 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1968. Highest significance: Marlow 1 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 23 February 1968

On 23 February 1968, 1,038 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
349 were record highs and 352 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 991 daily.
Marlow 1 WSW set a daily record snow depth of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 23 February 1968.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 550 records.

Record Map

1,038 stations

1,038 station records on 23 February 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Indi	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nagarhole	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tafjord	Norway	Record snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Platt Nat'l Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rio de Contas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record snow depth	81.0 cm (31.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Munday	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Daly River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Novo Acre (Giqui)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
The Meadows	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huelva	Spain	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Antelope	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dundee 6 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tacaratu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chemult	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spearman	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Natchitoches	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Panhandle	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,038 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 239, Highest daily minimum 277, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Heaviest daily snowfall 80, Deepest snow cover 74.

Records on 23 February 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	239
Highest daily minimum	277
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	80
Deepest snow cover	74

Records on 23 February 1968 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 44, daily 991.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

822 broken records

Margins by which the 822 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1968

Top 20 records on 23 February 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1968	Marlow 1 WSW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1968	Quanah 2 SW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1968	Indi, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1968	Lysebotn, NO	daily snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1968	Alur, IN	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1968	Nagarhole, IN	monthly rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1968	Clinton Forestry HQ, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1968	Tafjord, NO	daily snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1968	Sulphur Platt Nat'l Pk, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1968	Alexandria, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1968	Stillwater Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1968	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1968	Haskell, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1968	Rio de Contas, BR	daily rain	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1968	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily snow depth	81.0 cm (31.9 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1968	Natchez, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1968	Carson City, US	monthly high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1968	Hollis 5E, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1968	Prospect 2 SW, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1968	Sherman, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	66 years	42 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1968. 1968 had 1,038 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	800
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1