Weather Records on 23 February 2000

1,701 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 2000. Highest significance: McPherson, US.

Key Facts for 23 February 2000

On 23 February 2000, 1,701 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,061 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 129 monthly and 1,570 daily.
McPherson set a daily record precipitation of 38.4 mm (1.5 in) on 23 February 2000.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 546 records.

Record Map

1,701 stations

1,701 station records on 23 February 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	266.0 mm (10.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mount Jukes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Claflin	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Erzincan	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Owen Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Great Bend 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hindmarsh Valley (Springmount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fact 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Natoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kuttabul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	255.5 mm (10.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Flat Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barneston	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Masvingo	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cohuna (Goulburn Murray)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Damar	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lillis	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Catarina Juquila (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Izana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Inman 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palco	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dirranbandi High School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Khlong Yai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	274.0 mm (10.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parallel	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Covert	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Great Salt Plains Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,701 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 360, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 701, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 533, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 23 February 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	360
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	701
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	533
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 23 February 2000 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 129, daily 1,570.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,369 broken records

Margins by which the 1,369 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 320.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 2000

Top 20 records on 23 February 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 2000	McPherson, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2000	Gargett Post Office, AU	daily rain	266.0 mm (10.5 in)	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2000	Mount Jukes, AU	daily rain	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	220.7 mm (8.7 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2000	Claflin, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2000	Hill City Muni AP, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2000	Wasco, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2000	Erzincan, TR	monthly rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2000	Minneapolis, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2000	Stockton Fire STN 4, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2000	Chapman, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2000	Owen Springs, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2000	Woodbine Station, AU	daily rain	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2000	Great Bend 3WNW, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2000	Hays 1 S, US	monthly high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2000	Hindmarsh Valley (Springmount), AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2000	Fact 3W, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2000	Natoma, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2000	Kuttabul Post Office, AU	daily rain	255.5 mm (10.1 in)	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2000	Deer Flat Dam, US	monthly rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2000	Ness City, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	94 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2000. 2000 had 1,701 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	1,334
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2