Weather Records on 23 February 1973

353 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1973. Highest significance: Aspermont, US.

Key Facts for 23 February 1973

On 23 February 1973, 353 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
73 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 346 daily.
Aspermont set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 23 February 1973.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 554 records.

Record Map

353 stations

353 station records on 23 February 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aspermont	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Friona	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton (Coalcliff)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Broadholm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Post	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lomba Alta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Watersmeet	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ravensworth (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rasht	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weston College, Mooi	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oakville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Valier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mowbray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Toliman	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Safford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Omsukchan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nurata	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carsanga	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Esens	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Culakkurgan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madruskat	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tagtabazar	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Navoi	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Iskanderkul'	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tamdy	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

353 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 23 February 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 23 February 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 346.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

287 broken records

Margins by which the 287 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1973

Top 20 records on 23 February 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1973	Aspermont, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1973	Friona, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1973	Muleshoe #1, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1973	Claude, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1973	Vega 2NW, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1973	Clifton (Coalcliff), AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1973	Broadholm, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1973	Post, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1973	Gyshgy, TM	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1973	San Carlos Rsvr, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	62 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1973	Penedo, BR	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1973	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	69 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1973	Lomba Alta, BR	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1973	Vernal, US	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1973	Gerringong (Mayflower Village), AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1973	Clovis, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1973	Wooster Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	59 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1973	Fillmore, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1973	Watersmeet, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	58 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1973	Silverton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	13 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1973. 1973 had 353 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 25	244
25 to 50	20
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1