Weather Records on 23 February 2003

1,326 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 2003. Highest significance: Coldwater, US.

Key Facts for 23 February 2003

On 23 February 2003, 1,326 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
133 were record highs and 347 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,295 daily.
Coldwater set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 23 February 2003.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 548 records.

Record Map

1,326 stations

1,326 station records on 23 February 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coldwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Paulding	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Defiance	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Houston	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Coldwater	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dearborn	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Indianapolis SE Side	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jetmore 8NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kia Ora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blacksburg Nwso	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Turallin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford City 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ryegate 18 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walden 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bristow	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Floyd 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Kroombit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Summersville 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eveleigh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bybera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lambertville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sybille Rsch Unit	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,326 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 184, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 163, Heaviest daily rainfall 500, Heaviest daily snowfall 236, Deepest snow cover 110.

Records on 23 February 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	184
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	163
Heaviest daily rainfall	500
Heaviest daily snowfall	236
Deepest snow cover	110

Records on 23 February 2003 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 23, daily 1,295.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,108 broken records

Margins by which the 1,108 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 2003

Top 20 records on 23 February 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 2003	Coldwater, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2003	Dodge City, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	89 years	75 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2003	Anderson Wtr Wks, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2003	Ashland, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	89 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2003	Paulding, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	79 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2003	Defiance, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2003	Anderson Wtr Wks, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2003	Houston, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	89 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2003	Coldwater, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	89 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2003	W Chester 2 NW, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	93 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2003	Decatur 1 N, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2003	Healy, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	89 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2003	Long Branch-Oakhurst, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2003	Mt Carmel, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	96 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2003	W Pt, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	105 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2003	Lafayette 1 NE, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2003	Bimerah, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	114 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2003	Middletown 2 NW, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	105 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2003	Wichita, US	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2003	Wray, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	5.4 cm (2.1 in)	91 years	52 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2003. 2003 had 1,326 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 50	971
50 to 100	86
100 to 150	31
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	1