Weather Records on 23 February 2002

1,228 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 2002. Highest significance: Gogo Station, AU.

Key Facts for 23 February 2002

On 23 February 2002, 1,228 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
747 were record highs and 167 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,189 daily.
Gogo Station set a daily record precipitation of 55.6 mm (2.2 in) on 23 February 2002.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 549 records.

Record Map

1,228 stations

1,228 station records on 23 February 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walla Walla Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
E Glacier	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elkedra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Intricate Bay	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Amhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
E Glacier	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Cavenagh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tabou	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Macumba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtlahuaca (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blasillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mungeranie (Cowarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valmora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Verhneimbatsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Meacham	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Kotelnyj	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-42.9 C (-45.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,228 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 495, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 252, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 281, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 23 February 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	495
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	252
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	281
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 23 February 2002 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 38, daily 1,189.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

946 broken records

Margins by which the 946 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 482.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 2002

Top 20 records on 23 February 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 2002	Gogo Station, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2002	Walla Walla Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2002	Laghouat, DZ	daily low min	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2002	E Glacier, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2002	Elkedra, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2002	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily high max	5.2 C (41.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2002	Wakefield 3NW, US	monthly high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2002	Washburn, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2002	Chugwater, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2002	Intricate Bay, US	daily snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2002	Kamennaja-Step, RU	daily high max	6.4 C (43.5 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	87 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2002	Valentine, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	94 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2002	Chadron 3SW, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	106 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2002	Deseret, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2002	Milan 1NW, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2002	Anaconda, US	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2002	Bottineau, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2002	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2002	Hambantota, LK	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2002	Enisejsk, RU	daily high min	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	91 years	38 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2002. 2002 had 1,228 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 February 2002
Margin	Records
0 to 100	944
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1