Weather Records on 23 February 1971

741 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1971. Highest significance: Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 23 February 1971

On 23 February 1971, 741 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 152 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 718 daily.
Inskip Point Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 193.0 mm (7.6 in) on 23 February 1971.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 552 records.

Record Map

741 stations

741 station records on 23 February 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Marnhull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Joliette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Int'l	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Int'l	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Killaloe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Olinda #1 332	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Acland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Irvingdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Malakwa Eagle R Hatchery	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Drummondville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Musquash	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nowata	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madowla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Joliette	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Liverpool Big Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowenville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Drummondville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oakey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-47.0 C (-52.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sedgwick	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

741 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 351, Heaviest daily snowfall 106, Deepest snow cover 84.

Records on 23 February 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	351
Heaviest daily snowfall	106
Deepest snow cover	84

Records on 23 February 1971 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 15, daily 718.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

647 broken records

Margins by which the 647 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1971

Top 20 records on 23 February 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1971	Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1971	Marnhull, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1971	Jimbour State School, AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1971	Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1971	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1971	Joliette, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1971	Medicine Lodge, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1971	Shawano 2SSW, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1971	Perryton, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1971	Concordia ASOS, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1971	Dalby Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1971	Freeland, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1971	Miami, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1971	Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Int'l, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21.4 cm (8.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1971	Lawrenceville 3 SW, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1971	Williamston 1 E, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1971	Clarendon, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1971	Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Int'l, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1971	Ellsworth, US	all-time snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1971	Jondaryan Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	44 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1971. 1971 had 741 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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Data for records on 1971-02-23: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-19 (19 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	601
100 to 200	34
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1