Weather Records on 23 February 1994

1,452 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1994. Highest significance: Upper Tract, US.

Key Facts for 23 February 1994

On 23 February 1994, 1,452 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
238 were record highs and 131 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 1,374 daily.
Upper Tract set a daily record precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 23 February 1994.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 547 records.

Record Map

1,452 stations

1,452 station records on 23 February 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Upper Tract	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Giralia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cooralya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Soroca	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wapello	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brickhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Veselaja Gorka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Le Claire L&D 14	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Acateno (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Winning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bruning	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ado-Tymovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keithsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kremlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City Perry Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beavertown 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laurelton Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valenca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Martinez de la Torre (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Illinois City Dam 16	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burkesville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mary College	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ella Valla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Duki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,452 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 549, Heaviest daily snowfall 411, Deepest snow cover 123.

Records on 23 February 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	549
Heaviest daily snowfall	411
Deepest snow cover	123

Records on 23 February 1994 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 68, daily 1,374.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,181 broken records

Margins by which the 1,181 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1994

Top 20 records on 23 February 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1994	Upper Tract, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1994	Giralia, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1994	Cooralya, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1994	Soroca, MD	all-time rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1994	Medina, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1994	Buckley 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1994	Wapello, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	94 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1994	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	monthly snowfall	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	71 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1994	Poronajsk, RU	monthly rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1994	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	82 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1994	Decorah, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1994	N Loup, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1994	Brickhouse, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	90 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1994	Veselaja Gorka, RU	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1994	Le Claire L&D 14, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1994	Poona, IN	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1994	Burr Oak 4S, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1994	San Juan Acateno (Cfe), MX	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1994	Postville, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1994	Aurora, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	54 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1994. 1994 had 1,452 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	1,098
100 to 200	76
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1