Weather Records on 23 February 2006

581 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 2006. Highest significance: Tiksi, RU.

Key Facts for 23 February 2006

On 23 February 2006, 581 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
275 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 551 daily.
Tiksi set a daily record precipitation of 28.8 mm (1.1 in) on 23 February 2006.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 553 records.

Record Map

581 stations

581 station records on 23 February 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tiksi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Surat Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belzoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quartzsite	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ackerman	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walk Walkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vaiden 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Velva	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atoka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Temoaya	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Echeverria	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jerez de la Frontera	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ponferrada	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crawford 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Copala	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Guadalupe	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dallas 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
N'Guigni	Niger	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalaupapa 563	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Diamante	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pickens	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cooper Landing 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cadiz	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bogalusa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Agedabia	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Cabaa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bergen/Flesland	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 9NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cedartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

581 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 171, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 186, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 23 February 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	171
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 23 February 2006 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 551.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

423 broken records

Margins by which the 423 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 2006

Top 20 records on 23 February 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 2006	Tiksi, RU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2006	Melstone, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2006	Anacortes, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	110 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2006	State UNIV, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2006	Kosciusko, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2006	Flatwillow 4 ENE, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2006	Tangier City, MA	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	91 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2006	Fayette, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2006	Kailua 446, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2006	Coahuayutla, MX	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2006	Surat Thani, TH	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2006	Belzoni, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2006	Eagle Butte, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2006	Winslow AP, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2006	Denton, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	59 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2006	Quartzsite, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	95 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2006	Louisville, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2006	Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	91 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2006	Ackerman, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2006	Bluff Lake, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	37 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2006. 2006 had 581 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	415
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1