Weather Records on 23 February 1993

1,477 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1993. Highest significance: Vale, US.

Key Facts for 23 February 1993

On 23 February 1993, 1,477 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
187 were record highs and 642 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 1,420 daily.
Vale set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 23 February 1993.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 547 records.

Record Map

1,477 stations

1,477 station records on 23 February 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vale	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Partoun	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chardon	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kerki	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sisters	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elandspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	153.5 mm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ontario Ksrv	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Craiova	Romania	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Knightstown 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Galati	Romania	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record snow depth	162.6 cm (64.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lacrosse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Keble	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburgh ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Agropecuaria Santo Antonio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent Lake Nwr	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,477 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 303, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 339, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 135, Deepest snow cover 289.

Records on 23 February 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	303
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	339
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	135
Deepest snow cover	289

Records on 23 February 1993 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 51, daily 1,420.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,141 broken records

Margins by which the 1,141 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1993

Top 20 records on 23 February 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1993	Vale, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	87 years	76 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1993	Fitzroy Crossing Comp., AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1993	Kimberley Downs, AU	daily rain	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1993	Sterling, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	79 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1993	Partoun, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1993	Moola Bulla, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	67 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1993	Linesville 1 S, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1993	Gordon 6N, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1993	Idalia, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1993	Chardon, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1993	Kerki, TM	monthly rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1993	Sisters, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1993	Elandspoort, ZA	monthly rain	153.5 mm (6.0 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1993	Ft Bidwell, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1993	Bowling Green 1 E, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1993	Ontario Ksrv, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1993	Callao, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	9 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1993	Wallace 2W, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1993	Fossil Downs, AU	monthly rain	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1993	S Haven, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	48 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1993. 1993 had 1,477 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 100	1,032
100 to 200	84
200 to 300	18
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	3