Weather Records on 23 February 2005

702 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 2005. Highest significance: Caballo Dam, US.

Key Facts for 23 February 2005

On 23 February 2005, 702 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
340 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 675 daily.
Caballo Dam set a monthly record daily precipitation of 77.5 mm (3.1 in) on 23 February 2005.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 552 records.

Record Map

702 stations

702 station records on 23 February 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Caballo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Desert Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wingate	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
N'Guigni	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hemet	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Proctor Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kremmling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Loba	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yorktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kufra	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart (Neckartal)	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland Police Brk	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Evesham Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huejuquilla El Alto (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fern Ridge-Veneta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid/Barajas	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bagdad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Michoacanejo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boca del Salado	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mitt. Narsarsuaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moroleon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tuzantla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Niamey Aero	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Freeville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waco Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Presa El Bosque (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Phuket Airport	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tifton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uttenreuth	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Gertrudis	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ameca	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Abritas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salamanca Aeropuerto	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid/Torrejon	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zaragoza	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crailsheim-Alexandersreut	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Essaouira	Morocco	Record low maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Las Cuevas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

702 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 126, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 214, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 206, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 23 February 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	126
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	214
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 23 February 2005 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 675.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

526 broken records

Margins by which the 526 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 2005

Top 20 records on 23 February 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 2005	Caballo Dam, US	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	77 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2005	Franklin 3 NW, US	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	110 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2005	Desert Nwr, US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2005	Wingate, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2005	N'Guigni, NE	monthly high min	26.0 C (78.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2005	Biskra, DZ	daily low min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	115 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2005	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2005	Hemet, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2005	Forest Grove, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2005	Proctor Rsvr, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2005	Santa Ana Fire STN, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2005	Kremmling, US	daily high min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2005	Siwa, EG	daily high min	13.8 C (56.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2005	La Loba, MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2005	Greifswald, DE	monthly rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2005	Coleman, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2005	Yorktown, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2005	Clearwater, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2005	Cuero, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2005	Kufra, LY	monthly high min	22.5 C (72.5 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	49 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2005. 2005 had 702 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 25	503
25 to 50	14
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1