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Weather Records on 23 April 1897

2 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 1897. Highest significance: Cape St George, AU.

Key Facts for 23 April 1897

  • On 23 April 1897, 2 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 2 daily.
  • Cape St George set a daily record precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 23 April 1897.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

2 stations
Weather records on 23 April 1897 2 station records on 23 April 1897 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
2 station records on 23 April 1897 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 April 1897: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Cape St GeorgeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation101.6 mm (4.0 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation69.3 mm (2.7 in)22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2 records
Records on 23 April 1897 by type Records set or tied on 23 April 1897 by type: Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 01122Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 April 1897 by type: Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 23 April 1897 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 April 1897 by timescale Records on 23 April 1897 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 2. 01122all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 2all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 April 1897 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 2.
Records on 23 April 1897 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily2

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 April 1897 Margins by which the 2 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.9. Ties are not counted. 001110 to 10: 010 to 20: 120 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 060 to 70: 070 to 80: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 7070 to 80
Margins by which the 2 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 April 1897
MarginRecords
0 to 100
10 to 201
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 600
60 to 700
70 to 801

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 1897
Top 2 records on 23 April 1897 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 April 1897Cape St George, AUdaily rain101.6 mm (4.0 in)72.9 mm (2.9 in)19 years37 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1897Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily rain69.3 mm (2.7 in)17.7 mm (0.7 in)34 years22 of 100 (Routine)

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

1800 to 1897
Records on 04-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1897. 1897 had 2 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001800: 11809: 11812: 11817: 31838: 11840: 11842: 11851: 11852: 21854: 11855: 51857: 21859: 11861: 11865: 11868: 21870: 11872: 11873: 41874: 41875: 11877: 11878: 11879: 11881: 21882: 11883: 21884: 31885: 41886: 41888: 11889: 11890: 41891: 21892: 11893: 21895: 31896: 41897: 21898: 11899: 61900: 41901: 91902: 121903: 201904: 81905: 71906: 231907: 121908: 141909: 281910: 351911: 211912: 291913: 401914: 711915: 411916: 351917: 371918: 921919: 661920: 751921: 811922: 451923: 1321924: 1111925: 5061926: 1241927: 5621928: 3021929: 1031930: 4871931: 5061932: 2311933: 3611934: 2721935: 1521936: 3421937: 3211938: 1771939: 3391940: 3191941: 2771942: 4731943: 8191944: 6781945: 3641946: 6491947: 2421948: 4011949: 4011950: 5771951: 4261952: 5001953: 3001954: 5481955: 6541956: 5811957: 6231958: 6491959: 4421960: 1,6481961: 8841962: 3891963: 8011964: 9581965: 6601966: 3861967: 1,1831968: 8161969: 7051970: 1,2091971: 5081972: 3321973: 5181974: 4861975: 4111976: 3861977: 9791978: 5231979: 5541980: 1,4601981: 1,1241982: 1,1911983: 1,0311984: 9711985: 1,0111986: 1,5411987: 6761988: 1,0511989: 1,4691990: 1,0771991: 6381992: 5921993: 1,2561994: 6661995: 1,4641996: 1,5201997: 1,0241998: 1,4461999: 1,1982000: 1,0032001: 1,4352002: 9712003: 5572004: 6102005: 9402006: 8392007: 8472008: 7752009: 9202010: 1,0402011: 1,1902012: 1,7962013: 1,6552014: 3622015: 5112016: 5422017: 4742018: 6782019: 6682020: 5512021: 5592022: 6892023: 9772024: 5832025: 4111800187218921910192719441961197819952012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1897. 1897 had 2 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-23 in each year
YearRecords
18001
18091
18121
18173
18381
18401
18421
18511
18522
18541
18555
18572
18591
18611
18651
18682
18701
18721
18734
18744
18751
18771
18781
18791
18812
18821
18832
18843
18854
18864
18881
18891
18904
18912
18921
18932
18953
18964
18972
18981
18996
19004
19019
190212
190320
19048
19057
190623
190712
190814
190928
191035
191121
191229
191340
191471
191541
191635
191737
191892
191966
192075
192181
192245
1923132
1924111
1925506
1926124
1927562
1928302
1929103
1930487
1931506
1932231
1933361
1934272
1935152
1936342
1937321
1938177
1939339
1940319
1941277
1942473
1943819
1944678
1945364
1946649
1947242
1948401
1949401
1950577
1951426
1952500
1953300
1954548
1955654
1956581
1957623
1958649
1959442
19601,648
1961884
1962389
1963801
1964958
1965660
1966386
19671,183
1968816
1969705
19701,209
1971508
1972332
1973518
1974486
1975411
1976386
1977979
1978523
1979554
19801,460
19811,124
19821,191
19831,031
1984971
19851,011
19861,541
1987676
19881,051
19891,469
19901,077
1991638
1992592
19931,256
1994666
19951,464
19961,520
19971,024
19981,446
19991,198
20001,003
20011,435
2002971
2003557
2004610
2005940
2006839
2007847
2008775
2009920
20101,040
20111,190
20121,796
20131,655
2014362
2015511
2016542
2017474
2018678
2019668
2020551
2021559
2022689
2023977
2024583
2025411

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).