Weather Records on 23 February 2011

829 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 2011. Highest significance: Mundrabilla Station, AU.

Key Facts for 23 February 2011

On 23 February 2011, 829 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
262 were record highs and 356 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 798 daily.
Mundrabilla Station set a monthly record daily precipitation of 105.0 mm (4.1 in) on 23 February 2011.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 551 records.

Record Map

829 stations

829 station records on 23 February 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mundrabilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Masvingo	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery L&D	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waikoloa 95.8	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Onslow Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Guayameo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Moresby W.O.	Papua New Guinea	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Evelyn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Polar Gmo Im.E.T.Krenkelj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
N'Dele	Central African Republic	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fern Ridge-Veneta	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minderoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jaral de Berrios	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.6 C (-28.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.8 C (-30.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ansonia 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Onslow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bossangoa	Central African Republic	Record low maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Philipsburg Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greybull	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dworshak Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Locke 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Naselle 2 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bettles AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-20.7 C (-5.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hysham	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Keno	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rawlinna Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taipak	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-30.9 C (-23.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bikin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belknap Springs 8 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Condon	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ningaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arubiddy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hailun	China	Record high minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Culpanovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.2 C (-38.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sretensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seemore Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

829 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 190, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 166, Heaviest daily rainfall 106, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 63.

Records on 23 February 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	190
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	166
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	63

Records on 23 February 2011 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 798.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

651 broken records

Margins by which the 651 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 2011

Top 20 records on 23 February 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 2011	Mundrabilla Station, AU	monthly rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	81 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 February 2011	Masvingo, ZW	monthly rain	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	22 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2011	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	100 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2011	Kotzebue AP, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2011	Montgomery L&D, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2011	Island Park, US	daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2011	Mardie, AU	daily rain	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	85 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2011	Darrington Rs, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2011	Waikoloa 95.8, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2011	Onslow Airport, AU	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2011	Guayameo, MX	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2011	Port Moresby W.O., PG	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2011	Colville, US	daily snowfall	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2011	Coupeville 1 S, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2011	Evelyn State Forest, AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2011	Polar Gmo Im.E.T.Krenkelj, RU	monthly rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2011	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2011	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily low min	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	117 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2011	N'Dele, CF	daily low max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2011	Fern Ridge-Veneta, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	67 years	41 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2011. 2011 had 829 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	629
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1