Weather Records on 23 February 1983

790 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1983. Highest significance: Wantabadgery, AU.

Key Facts for 23 February 1983

On 23 February 1983, 790 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
389 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 757 daily.
Wantabadgery set a daily record precipitation of 70.2 mm (2.8 in) on 23 February 1983.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 552 records.

Record Map

790 stations

790 station records on 23 February 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Naradhan (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plano Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McCulloch	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sand Mt Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cornelia	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ganmain Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bethungra (Retreat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Loch Valley Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Sable	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oakway	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wyangala Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.4 cm (8.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

790 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 143, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 246, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 257, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 23 February 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	143
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	246
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	257
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 23 February 1983 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 33, daily 757.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

665 broken records

Margins by which the 665 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 183.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1983

Top 20 records on 23 February 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1983	Wantabadgery, AU	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1983	Lexington, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1983	Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove), AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1983	Naradhan (Uralba), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1983	Des Moines, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1983	Macon, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1983	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1983	Plano Alto, BR	monthly rain	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1983	McCulloch, CA	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1983	Fort Macleod, CA	daily high max	17.0 C (62.6 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1983	Cootamundra Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1983	Condobolin (Borambil Park), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1983	Sunbury (Salesian College ), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	91 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1983	Mundarlo (Yabtree), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1983	Sand Mt Substn, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1983	Anakie, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1983	Cedarville, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1983	Parrsboro, CA	daily snowfall	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	11.6 cm (4.6 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1983	Springfield, CA	daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1983	Buzau, RO	daily low min	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	81 years	37 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1983. 1983 had 790 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 25	630
25 to 50	15
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1