Weather Records on 23 February 1978

1,263 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1978. Highest significance: Defiance, US.

Key Facts for 23 February 1978

On 23 February 1978, 1,263 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 467 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,228 daily.
Defiance set a daily record snow depth of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 23 February 1978.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 549 records.

Record Map

1,263 stations

1,263 station records on 23 February 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Defiance	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Greenville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesville River	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lac la Ronge	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tipp City	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Lambert Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatfield	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brookfield	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Disposal Plt	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eustis 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mvenyane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Muncie	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Edina	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stover	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,263 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 180, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 287, Heaviest daily rainfall 165, Heaviest daily snowfall 65, Deepest snow cover 392.

Records on 23 February 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	180
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	287
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	65
Deepest snow cover	392

Records on 23 February 1978 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 29, daily 1,228.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,022 broken records

Margins by which the 1,022 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 889.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1978

Top 20 records on 23 February 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1978	Defiance, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1978	Montpelier, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	82 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1978	Paris Stp, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1978	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1978	Palestine, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	78 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1978	Greenville, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1978	Munfordville 5 NW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1978	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1978	Goshen 3SW, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1978	Noblesville River, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1978	London State Fish Hatchery, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1978	Put-In-Bay, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1978	Wilmington 3 N, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1978	Huntington, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1978	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1978	Lac la Ronge, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1978	Tipp City, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1978	St Louis Lambert Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1978	Wheatfield, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1978	Bowman, US	daily snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	28 years	54 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1978. 1978 had 1,263 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 1978-02-23: 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 2026-10-17 (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	981
200 to 400	39
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1