Weather Records on 23 February 1976

737 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1976. Highest significance: Drake (Village Resource Centre, AU.

Key Facts for 23 February 1976

On 23 February 1976, 737 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
281 were record highs and 177 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 713 daily.
Drake (Village Resource Centre set a daily record precipitation of 102.0 mm (4.0 in) on 23 February 1976.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 552 records.

Record Map

737 stations

737 station records on 23 February 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wattoning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.4 mm (6.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Indlunkulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Canbelego Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oliphantspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes (Mt Mitchell Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roper River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mellenbye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thornton Bvrt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Glorious Fahey Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Pikapene Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hex Krantz	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tlaxco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Green Mountains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chamberlain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coalstoun Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jimenez (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Elgin (Glenbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moorddrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springbrook Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	139.0 cm (54.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Teotitlan del Camino (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mococa C4-018	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Enderby	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sim Jue Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moxoto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rosevale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Samford Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cascavel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Ildelfonso Villa Alta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toliman	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

737 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 162, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 119, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 255, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 23 February 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	162
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	119
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	255
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 23 February 1976 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 22, daily 713.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

593 broken records

Margins by which the 593 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 370.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1976

Top 20 records on 23 February 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1976	Drake (Village Resource Centre, AU	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	77 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1976	Bakke, NO	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1976	Wattoning, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1976	Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU	daily rain	157.4 mm (6.2 in)	137.1 mm (5.4 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1976	Mt Mee, AU	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1976	Kookabookra, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1976	Indlunkulu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1976	Canbelego Post Office, AU	daily rain	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1976	Oliphantspoort, ZA	daily rain	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1976	Glen Innes (Mt Mitchell Forest, AU	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1976	Doornkom, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1976	Lissadell, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1976	Roper River Police, AU	monthly rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1976	Puerto Madero, MX	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1976	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1976	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1976	Mellenbye, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1976	Beaufort, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1976	Thornton Bvrt, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1976	Mt Glorious Fahey Rd, AU	daily rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	41 years	40 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1976. 1976 had 737 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	572
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1