Weather Records on 23 February 2004

802 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 2004. Highest significance: Akhty, RU.

Key Facts for 23 February 2004

On 23 February 2004, 802 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
210 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 760 daily.
Akhty set a monthly record daily precipitation of 33.7 mm (1.3 in) on 23 February 2004.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 552 records.

Record Map

802 stations

802 station records on 23 February 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Akhty	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Asahikawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rumoi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Searchlight	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Batacosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ramon 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Frogmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mombetsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Muroran	Japan	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hakodate	Japan	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cocoraque	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Esashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Curtin Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Ryde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Indiana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
El Capitan Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kutchan	Japan	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Madera	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yecorato (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hayfield Pumping Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Corfu	Greece	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sumrall	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sapporo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fukaura	Japan	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Miguel Hidalgo Y Costil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Tarahumar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sahuaripa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weeki Wachee	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe Asu	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carefree	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kitamiesashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Germain	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Abashiri	Japan	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mazatan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Turee Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodgreen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maroon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Otaru	Japan	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Riddock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

802 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 125, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 416, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 23 February 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	125
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	416
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 23 February 2004 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 41, daily 760.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

672 broken records

Margins by which the 672 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 2004

Top 20 records on 23 February 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 2004	Akhty, RU	monthly rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2004	Asahikawa, JP	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2004	Rumoi, JP	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2004	Searchlight, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2004	Batacosa, MX	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2004	Ramon 8 SW, US	monthly rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2004	Frogmoor, AU	daily rain	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2004	Mombetsu, JP	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2004	Brookhaven City, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	109 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2004	Muroran, JP	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2004	Hakodate, JP	monthly rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2004	Cocoraque, MX	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2004	Elida, US	monthly rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2004	Esashi, JP	monthly rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2004	Curtin Springs, AU	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2004	Mount Ryde, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	86 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2004	Presa Alvaro Obregon, MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2004	Indiana, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2004	El Capitan Dam, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2004	Kutchan, JP	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	49 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2004. 2004 had 802 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 2004-02-23: 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 50	637
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1