Weather Records on 23 February 2019

1,246 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 2019. Highest significance: Knoxville AP, US.

Key Facts for 23 February 2019

On 23 February 2019, 1,246 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
349 were record highs and 422 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 94 monthly and 1,146 daily.
Knoxville AP set a monthly record daily precipitation of 129.0 mm (5.1 in) on 23 February 2019.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 549 records.

Record Map

1,246 stations

1,246 station records on 23 February 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fayetteville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sevierville	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Payson	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Show Low AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ganzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Water Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pikeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Canyon Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dimmitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Danville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Patagonia Paton Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coffeeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Guntown 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Omaha Eppley Airfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Altar (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Redington	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kelso	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moline Quad City Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rohwer 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,246 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 186, Lowest daily maximum 223, Highest daily minimum 163, Lowest daily minimum 199, Heaviest daily rainfall 274, Heaviest daily snowfall 78, Deepest snow cover 123.

Records on 23 February 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	186
Lowest daily maximum	223
Highest daily minimum	163
Lowest daily minimum	199
Heaviest daily rainfall	274
Heaviest daily snowfall	78
Deepest snow cover	123

Records on 23 February 2019 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 94, daily 1,146.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,035 broken records

Margins by which the 1,035 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 2019

Top 20 records on 23 February 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 2019	Knoxville AP, US	monthly rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	86 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 February 2019	Jerome, US	daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	26.1 cm (10.3 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 February 2019	Rochester Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	109 years	78 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2019	Tullahoma, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2019	Tribune 1W, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	105 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2019	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	105 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2019	Portland, US	daily rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2019	Cleveland, US	daily rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2019	Fayetteville Wtp, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2019	Sevierville, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2019	Payson, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	69 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2019	Hohenwald, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	109 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2019	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2019	Show Low AP, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2019	Saint Anthony, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2019	Augusta, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2019	Crossett 2 SSE, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2019	Plentywood, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2019	Lynchburg, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2019	Williams, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 years	55 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2019. 2019 had 1,246 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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Data for records on 2019-02-23: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 February 2019
Margin	Records
0 to 100	985
100 to 200	32
200 to 300	14
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2