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Weather Records on 23 April 1901

9 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 1901. Highest significance: Melbourne Regional Office, AU.

Key Facts for 23 April 1901

  • On 23 April 1901, 9 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 9 daily.
  • Melbourne Regional Office set a daily record precipitation of 35.1 mm (1.4 in) on 23 April 1901.
  • Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

9 stations
Weather records on 23 April 1901 9 station records on 23 April 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
9 station records on 23 April 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 April 1901: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.1 mm (1.4 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature12.3 C (54.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Werribee (Wyndham)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

9 records
Records on 23 April 1901 by type Records set or tied on 23 April 1901 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 6. 0246Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 April 1901 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 6.
Records on 23 April 1901 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 April 1901 by timescale Records on 23 April 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 9. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 9all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 April 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 9.
Records on 23 April 1901 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily9

How Much Records Were Beaten By

9 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 April 1901 Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.6. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 3: 73 to 5: 15 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 13: 013 to 15: 015 to 18: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 18
Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 April 1901
MarginRecords
0 to 37
3 to 51
5 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 130
13 to 150
15 to 181

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 1901
Top 9 records on 23 April 1901 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 April 1901Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily rain35.1 mm (1.4 in)16.6 mm (0.7 in)8 years26 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1901Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low max12.3 C (54.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)40 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1901Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low min5.0 C (41.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1901Saint John, CAdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1901Middletown 4 W, USdaily rain6.6 mm (0.26 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)17 years9 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1901Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max13.3 C (55.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1901Portland, USdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)9 years6 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1901Werribee (Wyndham), AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)8 years5 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1901Jerilderie (Yanko Station), AUdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)0 years3 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 1901
Records on 04-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1901. 1901 had 9 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: 6842019: 6682020: 5642021: 5622022: 6922023: 9802024: 5832025: 4102026: 5031800187218921910192719441961197819952012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1901. 1901 had 9 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
2018684
2019668
2020564
2021562
2022692
2023980
2024583
2025410
2026503

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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 (2026-10-15).