Weather Records on 23 February 2016

660 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 2016. Highest significance: La Pryor, US.

Key Facts for 23 February 2016

On 23 February 2016, 660 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
394 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 633 daily.
La Pryor set a daily record precipitation of 57.4 mm (2.3 in) on 23 February 2016.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 553 records.

Record Map

660 stations

660 station records on 23 February 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Melvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Calliham	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Matei Airfield	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	325.1 mm (12.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jiggs 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Choke Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vermeulen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Matador	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richardson	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baytown	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elazig	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pt Comfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rincon	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mullewa	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cimbaj	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grant	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crestview FAA/AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
East Sale Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.7 C (103.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belgrade (Observatory)	Serbia	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rockford 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Segen-Kyuel	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-18.7 C (-1.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oued Irara	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Noire	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Granger Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thompsons 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kyabram Dpi	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.9 C (109.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gronning	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Piedras Exp STN	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

660 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 218, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 176, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 23 February 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	218
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	176
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 23 February 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 633.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

599 broken records

Margins by which the 599 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 2016

Top 20 records on 23 February 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 2016	La Pryor, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2016	Melvin, US	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	65 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2016	Calliham, US	monthly rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2016	Matei Airfield, FJ	monthly rain	325.1 mm (12.8 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	24 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2016	Beeville 5 NE, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2016	Pearsall, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2016	Jiggs 2NE, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2016	Choke Canyon Dam, US	monthly rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2016	Bay City Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2016	Hondo, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2016	Vermeulen, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2016	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	121 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2016	Gaston Shoals, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2016	Matador, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2016	Sabinal, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2016	Drobeta Turnu Severin, RO	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2016	Richardson, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2016	Biskra, DZ	daily high min	14.5 C (58.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2016	Ft Bragg 5 N, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	119 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2016	Washta, US	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	109 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2016. 2016 had 660 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	589
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1