Weather Records on 23 February 2020

794 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 2020. Highest significance: Mitchell Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 23 February 2020

On 23 February 2020, 794 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
319 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 757 daily.
Mitchell Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 137.0 mm (5.4 in) on 23 February 2020.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 552 records.

Record Map

794 stations

794 station records on 23 February 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Kleve	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mungallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Normandy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ivanhoe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Victoria Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Caliente	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dillalah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Glenorie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Perola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Woodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wansey Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rosa Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Havelock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria/Gan	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Drillham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tomoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.8 mm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Amelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Possum Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Taringo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record high maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hayman Island Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Injune Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thornleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wuppertal-Buchenhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Schiphol	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
The Canal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karoola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whyenbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Volkel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Braunlage	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Navacerrada	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cabauw	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lough Navar Forest	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whyanbeel Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

794 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 192, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 396, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 23 February 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	192
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	396
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 23 February 2020 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 35, daily 757.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

712 broken records

Margins by which the 712 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 2020

Top 20 records on 23 February 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 2020	Mitchell Post Office, AU	daily rain	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	96.9 mm (3.8 in)	112 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 February 2020	Cranbrook, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	97 years	75 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2020	De Bilt, NL	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2020	Lowan Hills, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2020	Kleve, DE	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2020	Mungallala, AU	daily rain	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2020	Normandy, AU	daily rain	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2020	Ivanhoe Downs, AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2020	Victoria Downs, AU	daily rain	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2020	Caliente, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2020	Dillalah, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	131 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2020	Morven Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	131 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2020	Glenorie, AU	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2020	Perola Park, AU	monthly rain	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2020	Woodlands, AU	daily rain	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2020	Wansey Downs, AU	daily rain	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2020	Kenilworth, AU	monthly rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	90 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2020	Rosa Brook, AU	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2020	Havelock, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2020	Albury, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	64 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2020. 2020 had 794 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 2020-02-23: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	685
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1