Weather Records on 23 February 1984

942 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1984. Highest significance: Burkes Garden, US.

Key Facts for 23 February 1984

On 23 February 1984, 942 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
453 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 901 daily.
Burkes Garden set a daily record precipitation of 66.3 mm (2.6 in) on 23 February 1984.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 551 records.

Record Map

942 stations

942 station records on 23 February 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rustplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dugway	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yelarbon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
High Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Loris 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jensen	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cosmorama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrs Creek 6 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wondalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mangochi	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Lyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salina	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Todos Santos (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Balgownie West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Evart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Galax Radio Wbrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

942 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 278, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 175, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 281, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 48.

Records on 23 February 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	278
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	175
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	281
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	48

Records on 23 February 1984 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 39, daily 901.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

776 broken records

Margins by which the 776 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1984

Top 20 records on 23 February 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1984	Burkes Garden, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	86 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1984	Tenterfield (Federation Park), AU	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	103 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1984	Rustplaats, ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1984	Richland, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	73 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1984	Conway, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1984	Dugway, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1984	Yelarbon Post Office, AU	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1984	Buckeye, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1984	High Pt, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1984	Loris 2 S, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1984	Byers 5 ENE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1984	Caledonia, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	87 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1984	Jensen, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1984	UNIV of Utah, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1984	Woomera, AU	daily rain	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1984	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	monthly high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1984	Pulaski 2 E, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1984	Chilton, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	81 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1984	Bonshaw (Campbell St), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1984	Cosmorama, BR	daily rain	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	40 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1984. 1984 had 942 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 50	740
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2