Weather Records on 23 February 1986

955 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1986. Highest significance: Union, US.

Key Facts for 23 February 1986

On 23 February 1986, 955 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
306 were record highs and 199 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 926 daily.
Union set a monthly record daily precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 23 February 1986.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 551 records.

Record Map

955 stations

955 station records on 23 February 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Lowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Manubie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wallowa	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oakville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Jeronimo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
The Warriups	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gasquet Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	211.8 mm (8.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Little River	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Three Lynx	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cascadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leaburg 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria AP (Port of)	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Balgowlah (Ethel Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seeley Lake Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dixie	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elma	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Halfway	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cengcane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingham Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville Cooper Dr	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Myra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Catmis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record low maximum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bizana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Supai	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beltsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Government Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wenatchee	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gibb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

955 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 128, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 178, Lowest daily minimum 118, Heaviest daily rainfall 297, Heaviest daily snowfall 89, Deepest snow cover 64.

Records on 23 February 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	128
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	178
Lowest daily minimum	118
Heaviest daily rainfall	297
Heaviest daily snowfall	89
Deepest snow cover	64

Records on 23 February 1986 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 27, daily 926.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

788 broken records

Margins by which the 788 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1986

Top 20 records on 23 February 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1986	Union, US	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1986	Lowman, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1986	Manubie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1986	Wallowa, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1986	Oakville, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1986	Idaho City, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1986	Waterville, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	82 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1986	San Jeronimo, MX	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1986	Cle Elum, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1986	Centralia, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1986	The Warriups, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1986	Gasquet Rs, US	daily rain	211.8 mm (8.3 in)	150.8 mm (5.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1986	Keokuk L&D 19, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1986	Little River, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1986	Three Lynx, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1986	Cascadia, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1986	Choteau, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1986	Leaburg 1 SW, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1986	Astoria AP (Port of), US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1986	Horseshoe, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1986. 1986 had 955 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 1986-02-23: 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 50	737
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	3