Weather Records on 23 February 2001

956 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 2001. Highest significance: Beringarra, AU.

Key Facts for 23 February 2001

On 23 February 2001, 956 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
262 were record highs and 236 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 926 daily.
Beringarra set a daily record precipitation of 57.0 mm (2.2 in) on 23 February 2001.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 551 records.

Record Map

956 stations

956 station records on 23 February 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beringarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Frankfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Francis E Walter Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrabubba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Magueyes Is	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wertsville 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gidgee Gold Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rosholt	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gould	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wickiup Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Annean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Munarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yerilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah 7E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Sabino	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Valerio Trujano	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dampier Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Koonmarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Altona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Quelite (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Great Salt Plains Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pinedale	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta Lock 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

956 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 167, Highest daily minimum 173, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 255, Heaviest daily snowfall 147, Deepest snow cover 56.

Records on 23 February 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	167
Highest daily minimum	173
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	255
Heaviest daily snowfall	147
Deepest snow cover	56

Records on 23 February 2001 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 26, daily 926.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

754 broken records

Margins by which the 754 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 2001

Top 20 records on 23 February 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 2001	Beringarra, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	63 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2001	Knoxville, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2001	Frankfort, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2001	Francis E Walter Dam, US	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2001	Milford 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	100 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2001	Yarrabubba, AU	monthly rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2001	Saentis, CH	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	93 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2001	Princess Anne, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	87 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2001	Goshen, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	104 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2001	Magueyes Is, PR	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2001	Wertsville 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2001	Buckingham, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2001	Danville 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	106 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2001	Mount Augustus, AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2001	Hennessey 4 ESE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2001	Dubois, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2001	Farmville, US	daily low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2001	Gidgee Gold Mine, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2001	Millington 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2001	Purcellville, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	100 years	45 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2001. 2001 had 956 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 2001-02-23: 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	735
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1