Weather Records on 23 April 1912
29 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 1912. Highest significance: Lakefield, CA.
Key Facts for 23 April 1912
- On 23 April 1912, 29 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 6 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 29 daily.
- Lakefield set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 23 April 1912.
- Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.
Record Map
29 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakefield | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 12.7 cm (5.0 in) | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| Pointe Au Pere | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 32.3 mm (1.3 in) | 44 of 100 (Notable) |
| Maitland West | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 47.5 mm (1.9 in) | 42 of 100 (Notable) |
| Dartmouth | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 35.3 mm (1.4 in) | 36 of 100 (Notable) |
| Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 36.1 mm (1.4 in) | 33 of 100 (Routine) |
| Turanville | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 34.8 mm (1.4 in) | 27 of 100 (Routine) |
| Merriwa (Gummun Place) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 31.5 mm (1.2 in) | 25 of 100 (Routine) |
| Anticosti SW Point | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 31.8 mm (1.3 in) | 23 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wingen (Murrulla) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 26.2 mm (1.0 in) | 22 of 100 (Routine) |
| Belltrees 1 | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 27.2 mm (1.1 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cassilis Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 17.5 mm (0.7 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 23.6 mm (0.9 in) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Welland | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 0.8 cm (0.3 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Quebec | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 10.4 mm (0.4 in) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Murrurundi Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 26.7 mm (1.1 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Dalhousie | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | 1.7 C (35.1 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kazalinsk | Kazakhstan | Record daily precipitation | 1.2 mm (0.05 in) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Skara 1 | Sweden | Record high maximum temperature | 20.0 C (68.0 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Haparanda | Sweden | Record high maximum temperature | 10.5 C (50.9 F) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Vestervig | Denmark | Record high maximum temperature | 19.3 C (66.7 F) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Camden 3 W | United States | Record daily precipitation | 9.1 mm (0.36 in) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Olympia Priest Pt Park | United States | Record daily precipitation | 12.2 mm (0.5 in) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Singleton Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 23.4 mm (0.9 in) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nelson Bay (Nelson Head) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 16.5 mm (0.6 in) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Haparanda | Sweden | Record high minimum temperature | 2.0 C (35.6 F) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Pitea | Sweden | Record high minimum temperature | 2.0 C (35.6 F) | 4 of 100 (Routine) |
| Gunnedah Pool | Australia | Record low minimum temperature | 5.6 C (42.1 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Lakefield | Canada | Record low minimum temperature | -3.3 C (26.1 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bjuraker | Sweden | Record high minimum temperature | 2.0 C (35.6 F) | 0 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
29 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 3 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 1 |
| Highest daily minimum | 3 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 2 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 18 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 2 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 0 |
| daily | 29 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
26 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 20 | 19 |
| 20 to 40 | 6 |
| 40 to 60 | 0 |
| 60 to 80 | 0 |
| 80 to 100 | 0 |
| 100 to 120 | 0 |
| 120 to 140 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
23 April 1912| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 April 1912 | Lakefield, CA | daily snowfall | 12.7 cm (5.0 in) | 12.7 cm (5.0 in) | 34 years | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| 23 April 1912 | Pointe Au Pere, CA | daily rain | 32.3 mm (1.3 in) | 23.9 mm (0.9 in) | 2 years | 44 of 100 (Notable) |
| 23 April 1912 | Maitland West, AU | daily rain | 47.5 mm (1.9 in) | 34.8 mm (1.4 in) | 24 years | 42 of 100 (Notable) |
| 23 April 1912 | Dartmouth, AU | daily rain | 35.3 mm (1.4 in) | 26.2 mm (1.0 in) | 14 years | 36 of 100 (Notable) |
| 23 April 1912 | Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AU | daily rain | 36.1 mm (1.4 in) | 25.9 mm (1.0 in) | 14 years | 33 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 April 1912 | Turanville, AU | daily rain | 34.8 mm (1.4 in) | 22.9 mm (0.9 in) | 15 years | 27 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 April 1912 | Merriwa (Gummun Place), AU | daily rain | 31.5 mm (1.2 in) | 22.6 mm (0.9 in) | 15 years | 25 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 April 1912 | Anticosti SW Point, CA | daily rain | 31.8 mm (1.3 in) | 12.0 mm (0.5 in) | 27 years | 23 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 April 1912 | Wingen (Murrulla), AU | daily rain | 26.2 mm (1.0 in) | 12.2 mm (0.5 in) | 28 years | 22 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 April 1912 | Belltrees 1, AU | daily rain | 27.2 mm (1.1 in) | 12.5 mm (0.5 in) | 14 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 April 1912 | Cassilis Post Office, AU | daily rain | 17.5 mm (0.7 in) | 11.1 mm (0.4 in) | 15 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 April 1912 | Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU | daily rain | 23.6 mm (0.9 in) | 1.5 mm (0.06 in) | 36 years | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 April 1912 | Welland, CA | daily snowfall | 0.8 cm (0.3 in) | 0.8 cm (0.3 in) | 37 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 April 1912 | Quebec, CA | daily rain | 10.4 mm (0.4 in) | 2.8 mm (0.11 in) | 20 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 April 1912 | Murrurundi Post Office, AU | daily rain | 26.7 mm (1.1 in) | 3.8 mm (0.15 in) | 15 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 April 1912 | Dalhousie, CA | daily low max | 1.7 C (35.1 F) | 1.1 C (2.0 F) | 22 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 April 1912 | Kazalinsk, KZ | daily rain | 1.2 mm (0.05 in) | 0.9 mm (0.04 in) | 16 years | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 April 1912 | Skara 1, SE | daily high max | 20.0 C (68.0 F) | 1.5 C (2.7 F) | 11 years | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 April 1912 | Haparanda, SE | daily high max | 10.5 C (50.9 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 14 years | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 April 1912 | Vestervig, DK | daily high max | 19.3 C (66.7 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 11 years | 7 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 1912| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1800 | 1 |
| 1809 | 1 |
| 1812 | 1 |
| 1817 | 3 |
| 1838 | 1 |
| 1840 | 1 |
| 1842 | 1 |
| 1851 | 1 |
| 1852 | 2 |
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1855 | 5 |
| 1857 | 2 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1868 | 2 |
| 1870 | 1 |
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1873 | 4 |
| 1874 | 4 |
| 1875 | 1 |
| 1877 | 1 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1881 | 2 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 2 |
| 1884 | 3 |
| 1885 | 4 |
| 1886 | 4 |
| 1888 | 1 |
| 1889 | 1 |
| 1890 | 4 |
| 1891 | 2 |
| 1892 | 1 |
| 1893 | 2 |
| 1895 | 3 |
| 1896 | 4 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1899 | 6 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1901 | 9 |
| 1902 | 12 |
| 1903 | 20 |
| 1904 | 8 |
| 1905 | 7 |
| 1906 | 23 |
| 1907 | 12 |
| 1908 | 14 |
| 1909 | 28 |
| 1910 | 35 |
| 1911 | 21 |
| 1912 | 29 |
| 1913 | 40 |
| 1914 | 71 |
| 1915 | 41 |
| 1916 | 35 |
| 1917 | 37 |
| 1918 | 92 |
| 1919 | 66 |
| 1920 | 75 |
| 1921 | 81 |
| 1922 | 45 |
| 1923 | 132 |
| 1924 | 111 |
| 1925 | 506 |
| 1926 | 124 |
| 1927 | 562 |
| 1928 | 302 |
| 1929 | 103 |
| 1930 | 487 |
| 1931 | 506 |
| 1932 | 231 |
| 1933 | 361 |
| 1934 | 272 |
| 1935 | 152 |
| 1936 | 342 |
| 1937 | 321 |
| 1938 | 177 |
| 1939 | 339 |
| 1940 | 319 |
| 1941 | 277 |
| 1942 | 473 |
| 1943 | 819 |
| 1944 | 678 |
| 1945 | 364 |
| 1946 | 649 |
| 1947 | 242 |
| 1948 | 401 |
| 1949 | 401 |
| 1950 | 577 |
| 1951 | 426 |
| 1952 | 500 |
| 1953 | 300 |
| 1954 | 548 |
| 1955 | 654 |
| 1956 | 581 |
| 1957 | 623 |
| 1958 | 649 |
| 1959 | 442 |
| 1960 | 1,648 |
| 1961 | 884 |
| 1962 | 389 |
| 1963 | 801 |
| 1964 | 958 |
| 1965 | 660 |
| 1966 | 386 |
| 1967 | 1,183 |
| 1968 | 816 |
| 1969 | 705 |
| 1970 | 1,209 |
| 1971 | 508 |
| 1972 | 332 |
| 1973 | 518 |
| 1974 | 486 |
| 1975 | 411 |
| 1976 | 386 |
| 1977 | 979 |
| 1978 | 523 |
| 1979 | 554 |
| 1980 | 1,460 |
| 1981 | 1,124 |
| 1982 | 1,191 |
| 1983 | 1,031 |
| 1984 | 971 |
| 1985 | 1,011 |
| 1986 | 1,541 |
| 1987 | 676 |
| 1988 | 1,051 |
| 1989 | 1,469 |
| 1990 | 1,077 |
| 1991 | 638 |
| 1992 | 592 |
| 1993 | 1,256 |
| 1994 | 666 |
| 1995 | 1,464 |
| 1996 | 1,520 |
| 1997 | 1,024 |
| 1998 | 1,446 |
| 1999 | 1,198 |
| 2000 | 1,003 |
| 2001 | 1,435 |
| 2002 | 971 |
| 2003 | 557 |
| 2004 | 610 |
| 2005 | 940 |
| 2006 | 839 |
| 2007 | 847 |
| 2008 | 775 |
| 2009 | 920 |
| 2010 | 1,040 |
| 2011 | 1,190 |
| 2012 | 1,796 |
| 2013 | 1,655 |
| 2014 | 362 |
| 2015 | 511 |
| 2016 | 542 |
| 2017 | 474 |
| 2018 | 684 |
| 2019 | 668 |
| 2020 | 564 |
| 2021 | 562 |
| 2022 | 692 |
| 2023 | 980 |
| 2024 | 583 |
| 2025 | 410 |
| 2026 | 503 |
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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).