Weather Records on 23 February 1975

1,764 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1975. Highest significance: Forrest City, US.

Key Facts for 23 February 1975

On 23 February 1975, 1,764 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
450 were record highs and 266 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 74 monthly and 1,686 daily.
Forrest City set a daily record precipitation of 66.5 mm (2.6 in) on 23 February 1975.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 545 records.

Record Map

1,764 stations

1,764 station records on 23 February 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Forrest City	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Booylgoo Spring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dennison Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yundamindra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Greenville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sidell 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Blackhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Depot Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaraga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yerilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
La Cygne 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
La Rue	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Atley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Youanmi Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yuinmery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Perdeput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Evans Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wilburton 9 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Clyde St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Lucia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Laverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,764 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 212, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 238, Lowest daily minimum 150, Heaviest daily rainfall 853, Heaviest daily snowfall 147, Deepest snow cover 48.

Records on 23 February 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	212
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	238
Lowest daily minimum	150
Heaviest daily rainfall	853
Heaviest daily snowfall	147
Deepest snow cover	48

Records on 23 February 1975 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 74, daily 1,686.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,517 broken records

Margins by which the 1,517 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 991.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1975

Top 20 records on 23 February 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1975	Forrest City, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	77 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1975	Albion, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1975	Greensburg, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1975	Piqua, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1975	Booylgoo Spring, AU	all-time rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1975	Salamonia, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1975	Charleston, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1975	Dennison Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1975	W Manchester 3 WSW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1975	Vincennes 4 E, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1975	Yundamindra, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1975	Marshall, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1975	Greenville 2 W, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1975	Sidell 4N, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1975	Martinsville 2 SW, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1975	Coshocton Wpc Plt, US	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1975	Pleasant Hill, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1975	Versailles, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1975	Williamstown, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1975	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	93 years	57 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1975. 1975 had 1,764 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 200	1,513
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1