Weather Records on 23 February 1969

1,010 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1969. Highest significance: Yan Yean, AU.

Key Facts for 23 February 1969

On 23 February 1969, 1,010 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 231 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 987 daily.
Yan Yean set a daily record precipitation of 49.8 mm (2.0 in) on 23 February 1969.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 550 records.

Record Map

1,010 stations

1,010 station records on 23 February 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Urana (Cocketgedong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Goorambat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Howe	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool Motors	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Uardry (Oolambeyan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Devenish	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boorhaman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Berrigan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Corowa (Ringwood Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Myrtleford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenbayne (Baddaginnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Point (Bringagee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Whorouly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands (Glentannar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Loxton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yarroweyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Merton Weir Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goolgumbla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Groongal Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barmah East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Invergordon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moyhu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Forestry Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Illilawa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maude (Nap Nap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo (Puckawidgee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dutson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Emery	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston (Hunthawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston (Willanthry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baddaginnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saaifontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Creek Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koondrook State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,010 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 164, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 550, Heaviest daily snowfall 108, Deepest snow cover 67.

Records on 23 February 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	164
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	550
Heaviest daily snowfall	108
Deepest snow cover	67

Records on 23 February 1969 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 19, daily 987.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

898 broken records

Margins by which the 898 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1969

Top 20 records on 23 February 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1969	Yan Yean, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	90 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1969	Urana (Cocketgedong), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1969	Goorambat, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1969	Howe, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1969	Yarrawonga Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1969	Carrathool Motors, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1969	Carrathool (Uardry), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1969	Uardry (Oolambeyan), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1969	Devenish, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1969	Boorhaman, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1969	Mulwala Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1969	Berrigan Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1969	Corowa (Ringwood Park), AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1969	Hillston Airport, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	87 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1969	Myrtleford Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1969	Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1969	Wangaratta, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1969	Warrenbayne (Baddaginnie), AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1969	Urana (Butherwah), AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	97 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1969	Darlington Point (Bringagee), AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	52 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1969. 1969 had 1,010 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	853
100 to 200	27
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	9
400 to 500	1