Weather Records on 23 February 1979

1,374 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1979. Highest significance: Burra (Poonunda), AU.

Key Facts for 23 February 1979

On 23 February 1979, 1,374 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 1,313 daily.
Burra (Poonunda) set a daily record precipitation of 60.0 mm (2.4 in) on 23 February 1979.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 548 records.

Record Map

1,374 stations

1,374 station records on 23 February 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Limoeiro Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Woolgangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Morgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kuujjuarapik A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alawoona (Schells Well)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Shirley	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gulfport Naval Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wishek	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Bryan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Channahon Dresden Isl Dam	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Spalding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jever	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Schleswig	Germany	Record snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Norderney	Germany	Record snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cuxhaven	Germany	Record snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson (Anda-Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spalding (Bundaleer Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
General Wayne A Downing Intl A	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn	Germany	Record snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kyritz	Germany	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hannover	Germany	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eutin	Germany	Record snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,374 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 139, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 605, Heaviest daily snowfall 129, Deepest snow cover 346.

Records on 23 February 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	139
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	605
Heaviest daily snowfall	129
Deepest snow cover	346

Records on 23 February 1979 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 43, daily 1,313.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,181 broken records

Margins by which the 1,181 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1524.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1979

Top 20 records on 23 February 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1979	Burra (Poonunda), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	67 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1979	Mena, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	63 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1979	Limoeiro Do Norte, BR	daily rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1979	Golden, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	75 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1979	Woolgangi, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1979	Clinton, US	monthly rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1979	Melrose, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1979	Morgan Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1979	Kuujjuarapik A, CA	daily snowfall	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	14.1 cm (5.6 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1979	Melrose (Para Gums), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1979	Gladstone, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1979	Alawoona (Schells Well), AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1979	Shirley, US	monthly rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1979	Clinton #1, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1979	Solomons, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1979	Winnibigoshish Dam, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	85 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1979	Gulfport Naval Ctr, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1979	Creighton, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1979	Wishek, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1979	Brodhead Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	19 years	52 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1979. 1979 had 1,374 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 1979-02-23: 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	1,115
200 to 400	55
400 to 600	10
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	0
1400 to 1600	1