Weather Records on 23 February 2010

1,440 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 2010. Highest significance: Audubon, US.

Key Facts for 23 February 2010

On 23 February 2010, 1,440 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
357 were record highs and 451 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 1,376 daily.
Audubon set a daily record snow depth of 73.7 cm (29.0 in) on 23 February 2010.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 548 records.

Record Map

1,440 stations

1,440 station records on 23 February 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Audubon	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Matatiele	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
San Angelo	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Princeton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Terry	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kirksville	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hye	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Uravan	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jayton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Meyersdale 2 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ims	Norway	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
York Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Post	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lenorah	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eden	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 8 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Locke	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tatum	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-32.1 C (-25.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glens Falls Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Van Horn	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Chimalapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Polk	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Confluence 1 SW Dam	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Jack Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burkett	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Opstveit	Norway	Record snow depth	86.0 cm (33.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.5 C (-35.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forse	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-33.6 C (-28.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,440 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 170, Lowest daily maximum 274, Highest daily minimum 187, Lowest daily minimum 177, Heaviest daily rainfall 239, Heaviest daily snowfall 114, Deepest snow cover 279.

Records on 23 February 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	170
Lowest daily maximum	274
Highest daily minimum	187
Lowest daily minimum	177
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	114
Deepest snow cover	279

Records on 23 February 2010 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 58, daily 1,376.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,166 broken records

Margins by which the 1,166 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 2010

Top 20 records on 23 February 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 2010	Audubon, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	100 years	78 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2010	Matatiele, ZA	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2010	San Angelo, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2010	Princeton, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	108 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2010	Forest City 2 NNE, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	74 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2010	Terry, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2010	Kirksville, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	104 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2010	Hye, US	all-time snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2010	Uravan, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2010	Hiddensee-Vitte, DE	daily snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2010	Spur, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	98 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2010	Ridgeway 1 S, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2010	N Platte Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2010	Midland Odessa, US	monthly snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2010	Jayton, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	99 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2010	Meyersdale 2 SSW, US	daily snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2010	Perryton, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	114 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2010	Pocahontas, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2010	Ims, NO	daily snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2010	York Haven, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	7 years	51 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2010. 2010 had 1,440 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 100	1,099
100 to 200	46
200 to 300	14
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1