Weather Records on 23 February 1982

972 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1982. Highest significance: Palmas de Monte Alto, BR.

Key Facts for 23 February 1982

On 23 February 1982, 972 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
635 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 930 daily.
Palmas de Monte Alto set a daily record precipitation of 87.2 mm (3.4 in) on 23 February 1982.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 551 records.

Record Map

972 stations

972 station records on 23 February 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingham Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Union de Tula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gurnang State Forest (Oberon Y	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen 20NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ferreira Das Almas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Red Owl	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bismarck	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Searcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Almont 7 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buntzen Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belltower	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Abbotsford A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chambers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pinos (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Saba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

972 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 491, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 83, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 23 February 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	491
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	83
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 23 February 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 42, daily 930.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

749 broken records

Margins by which the 749 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1982

Top 20 records on 23 February 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1982	Palmas de Monte Alto, BR	daily rain	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1982	Bellingham Intl AP, US	monthly snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	8.3 cm (3.3 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1982	Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1982	Union de Tula, MX	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1982	Itaporanga, BR	daily rain	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1982	Gurnang State Forest (Oberon Y, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1982	Santander Centro, ES	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1982	Glacier Rs, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1982	Jamestown Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1982	Aberdeen 20NNE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1982	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1982	Drain, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1982	Assiniboia, CA	daily snowfall	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	3.5 cm (1.4 in)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1982	Pahrump 4 NW, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1982	Ferreira Das Almas, BR	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1982	Nashville 1 E, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1982	Arcadia, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1982	Houston, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1982	Sedalia Wtp, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1982	Berlin, US	daily snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30 years	36 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1982. 1982 had 972 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 100	742
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1