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Weather Records on 23 April 1909

28 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 1909. Highest significance: Colesberg (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 23 April 1909

  • On 23 April 1909, 28 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 27 daily.
  • Colesberg (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 20.3 mm (0.8 in) on 23 April 1909.
  • Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

28 stations
Weather records on 23 April 1909 28 station records on 23 April 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
28 station records on 23 April 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 April 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Colesberg (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey FyrNorwayRecord daily precipitation17.2 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.3 mm (0.25 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
FraserburgSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-10.6 C (12.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-12.8 C (9.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord low maximum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord daily precipitation6.5 mm (0.26 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature15.7 C (60.3 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord daily precipitation5.5 mm (0.22 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation4.2 mm (0.17 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation39.6 mm (1.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
RivaItalyRecord high minimum temperature15.4 C (59.7 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord low maximum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

28 records
Records on 23 April 1909 by type Records set or tied on 23 April 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 14. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 7Heaviest daily rainfall: 14Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 April 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 14.
Records on 23 April 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum7
Heaviest daily rainfall14
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 April 1909 by timescale Records on 23 April 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 27. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 27all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 April 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 27.
Records on 23 April 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily27

How Much Records Were Beaten By

24 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 April 1909 Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.4. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 2: 132 to 4: 34 to 6: 36 to 8: 28 to 10: 210 to 12: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 April 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 213
2 to 43
4 to 63
6 to 82
8 to 102
10 to 121

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 1909
Top 20 records on 23 April 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 April 1909Colesberg (Tnk), ZAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1909Oksoey Fyr, NOdaily rain17.2 mm (0.7 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1909Karlshamn, SEdaily rain6.3 mm (0.25 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)46 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1909Fraserburg, ZAdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)14 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1909Tranebjerg, DKdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)35 years19 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1909Port Arthur, CAdaily low min-10.6 C (12.9 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1909Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZAdaily rain26.9 mm (1.1 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1909Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily low min0.6 C (33.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)36 years16 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1909Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily low min-12.8 C (9.0 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)21 years16 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1909Clanwilliam (Pol), ZAdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)6 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1909Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily low max0.6 C (33.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)35 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1909Koffiefontein (Pol), ZAdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)22 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1909Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily low min2.2 C (36.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)18 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1909Putbus, DEdaily rain6.5 mm (0.26 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)4 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1909Kristianstad, SEdaily rain4.3 mm (0.17 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1909Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily high min21.7 C (71.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1909Escanaba, USdaily low min-4.4 C (24.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1909Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily low max15.7 C (60.3 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1909Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max11.7 C (53.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)8 years10 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1909Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKdaily rain5.5 mm (0.22 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)20 years10 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 1909
Records on 04-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1909. 1909 had 28 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 1909. 1909 had 28 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).