Weather Records on 23 February 1997

989 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1997. Highest significance: Fergus Falls, US.

Key Facts for 23 February 1997

On 23 February 1997, 989 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
453 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 949 daily.
Fergus Falls set a daily record snow depth of 119.4 cm (47.0 in) on 23 February 1997.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 550 records.

Record Map

989 stations

989 station records on 23 February 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Sunderland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dobra Scritia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mellenbye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gum Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Muntadgin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	260.8 mm (10.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ardath	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beverley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Maranboy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bird City 10S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mileura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Perangery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yuin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
The Granites	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kumminin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Youndegin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kitlane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burakin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Narembeen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Judal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manbulloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gascoyne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jingemarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Muralgarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Doon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yallalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barnong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milly Milly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Telenning Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mahnomen	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jersey City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Regnier	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Peaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

989 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 223, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 230, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 303, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 53.

Records on 23 February 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	223
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	230
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	303
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	53

Records on 23 February 1997 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 37, daily 949.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

804 broken records

Margins by which the 804 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1997

Top 20 records on 23 February 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1997	Fergus Falls, US	daily snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1997	Goodland, US	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1997	Sunderland, AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1997	Dobra Scritia, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 February 1997	Mellenbye, AU	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1997	Gum Park, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1997	Muntadgin, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1997	Aurukun Shire Council, AU	daily rain	260.8 mm (10.3 in)	154.1 mm (6.1 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1997	Haigler, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	103 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1997	Ardath, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1997	Beverley, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1997	Maranboy, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	71 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1997	Bird City 10S, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1997	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1997	Mileura, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1997	Perangery, AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1997	Yuin, AU	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	13 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1997	Weipa Eastern Ave, AU	daily rain	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1997	The Granites, AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1997	Kumminin, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	51 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1997. 1997 had 989 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 1997-02-23: 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 100	787
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	2