Weather Records on 23 February 1970

422 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1970. Highest significance: Jindera (Wadilock), AU.

Key Facts for 23 February 1970

On 23 February 1970, 422 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 417 daily.
Jindera (Wadilock) set a daily record precipitation of 72.4 mm (2.9 in) on 23 February 1970.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 554 records.

Record Map

422 stations

422 station records on 23 February 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Chidavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bethanga Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Humula (Rylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Oxley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Preto (Emsa)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hume Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paranapiacaba (Alto da Serra)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah (Branglebar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corrales	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alstonville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boontjieskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Braunlage	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Angamacutiro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Werris Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Santa Cecilia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah (Gaspard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calvillo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley (the Prairies)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valle de Santiago	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbadah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Itanhaem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chatsbury (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shorlakode	India	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Murriverie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pabellon Campo Experimental	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karnes City 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nundle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pallamallawa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn (Pomeroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carabost State Forest 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tubbul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco de Los Romo (Sm	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Piacaguera (Efsj)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

422 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 263, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 23 February 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	263
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 23 February 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 417.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

364 broken records

Margins by which the 364 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1970

Top 20 records on 23 February 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1970	Jindera (Wadilock), AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	81 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1970	Chidavaram, IN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1970	Bethanga Lower, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1970	Breeza (Main Street), AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	79 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1970	Tulloona (Coolanga), AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1970	Humula (Rylands), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1970	Gopalpur, IN	daily rain	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	79.9 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1970	Kalahasti, IN	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1970	Quambone (Oxley), AU	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1970	Ribeirao Preto (Emsa), BR	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1970	Hume Reservoir, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1970	Paranapiacaba (Alto da Serra), BR	daily rain	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1970	Pilliga Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1970	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1970	Young Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1970	Coolabah (Branglebar), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1970	Marra Creek (Womboin), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1970	Gravesend Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1970	Corrales, MX	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1970	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1970. 1970 had 422 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	348
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1