Weather Records on 23 February 1985

1,913 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1985. Highest significance: Columbus, US.

Key Facts for 23 February 1985

On 23 February 1985, 1,913 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
772 were record highs and 224 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 142 monthly and 1,768 daily.
Columbus set a monthly record daily precipitation of 141.7 mm (5.6 in) on 23 February 1985.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 544 records.

Record Map

1,913 stations

1,913 station records on 23 February 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Parsons 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Caplinger Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Quapaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hollow	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pittsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Waco 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Osawatomie	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Spavinaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Perkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Skiatook	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Butler 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hominy	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hulah Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nowata	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yellville 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
La Cygne 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barnsdall	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,913 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 232, Lowest daily maximum 131, Highest daily minimum 540, Lowest daily minimum 93, Heaviest daily rainfall 841, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 23 February 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	232
Lowest daily maximum	131
Highest daily minimum	540
Lowest daily minimum	93
Heaviest daily rainfall	841
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 23 February 1985 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 142, daily 1,768.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,633 broken records

Margins by which the 1,633 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1985

Top 20 records on 23 February 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1985	Columbus, US	monthly rain	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	77 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 February 1985	Oswego 1 N, US	monthly rain	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	74 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 February 1985	Lockwood, US	monthly rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	77 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 February 1985	Lamar 7N, US	monthly rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	57 years	76 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1985	Clinton, US	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1985	Parsons 2 NW, US	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	73 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1985	Miami, US	monthly rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	57 years	73 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1985	Norman 3SSE, US	monthly rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	73 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1985	Shawnee, US	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1985	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1985	Keokuk L&D 19, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1985	Pryor, US	monthly rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1985	Fredonia, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1985	Grapevine Dam, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1985	Grenola 1 N, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	79 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1985	Warrensburg 4NW, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1985	Ozark, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	76 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1985	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1985	Caplinger Mills, US	monthly rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1985	Quapaw, US	monthly rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 years	66 of 100 (Major)

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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1985. 1985 had 1,913 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 1985-02-23: 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 25	1,414
25 to 50	156
50 to 75	32
75 to 100	17
100 to 125	6
125 to 150	6
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1