Weather Records on 23 February 1996

1,603 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1996. Highest significance: Buckland Downs, ZA.

Key Facts for 23 February 1996

On 23 February 1996, 1,603 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,201 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 165 monthly and 1,431 daily.
Buckland Downs set a daily record precipitation of 84.0 mm (3.3 in) on 23 February 1996.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 546 records.

Record Map

1,603 stations

1,603 station records on 23 February 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buckland Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Rainer Ohanapecosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moorside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Champion van Riper Pk	United States	Record snow depth	144.8 cm (57.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scotts Mills 9 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woudzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.4 cm (15.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Olyfenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uloa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zapata 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.5 C (113.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,603 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 725, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 476, Lowest daily minimum 93, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 23 February 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	725
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	476
Lowest daily minimum	93
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 23 February 1996 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 165, daily 1,431.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,194 broken records

Margins by which the 1,194 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1996

Top 20 records on 23 February 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1996	Buckland Downs, ZA	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	84 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1996	Rainer Ohanapecosh, US	daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1996	Two Harbors, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1996	Izmail, UA	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1996	San Saba, US	monthly high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	91 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1996	Stillwater 2 W, US	monthly high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1996	Moorside, ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1996	Henrietta, US	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1996	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	monthly high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1996	Brownwood 2NE, US	monthly high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1996	Columbus, US	monthly high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1996	Wellington, US	monthly high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1996	Webbers Falls 5 WSW, US	monthly high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	78 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1996	Champion van Riper Pk, US	daily snow depth	144.8 cm (57.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1996	Boerne, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1996	Grapevine Dam, US	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1996	Scotts Mills 9 SE, US	all-time snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1996	Bowie, US	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1996	Woudzicht, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1996	Glenwood 2WNW, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	99 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1996. 1996 had 1,603 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	1,183
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1