Weather Records on 23 February 1981

1,234 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1981. Highest significance: Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn), MX.

Key Facts for 23 February 1981

On 23 February 1981, 1,234 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
785 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 83 monthly and 1,151 daily.
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn) set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 23 February 1981.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 549 records.

Record Map

1,234 stations

1,234 station records on 23 February 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone L/D 18	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Curtiss	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Campbellford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Atengo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	147.0 cm (57.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Holcombe	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Wattle St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parkton 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madawaska	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morin Heights	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Disraeli	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton L&D #13	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ariah Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stoughton Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,234 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 375, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 410, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 358, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 23 February 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	375
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	410
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	358
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 23 February 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 83, daily 1,151.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,033 broken records

Margins by which the 1,033 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1981

Top 20 records on 23 February 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1981	Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn), MX	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1981	Dunolly, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1981	Premer Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	90 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1981	Eagle Rvr, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1981	Gladstone L/D 18, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1981	Violet Town, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1981	Curtiss, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1981	Campbellford, CA	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1981	Atengo (Smn), MX	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1981	Barkestad, NO	daily snow depth	147.0 cm (57.9 in)	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1981	Holcombe, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1981	Binnaway (Wattle St), AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1981	Mascota (Smn), MX	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1981	Streator 2SE, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1981	Pella 1S, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1981	Parkton 2 SW, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1981	Madawaska, CA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1981	Huntingdon, CA	daily high min	2.5 C (36.5 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1981	Morin Heights, CA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1981	Montezuma 1 W, US	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 years	42 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1981. 1981 had 1,234 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	1,021
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1