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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
Weather records on 23 April 1912 29 station records on 23 April 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
29 station records on 23 April 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 April 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord daily precipitation32.3 mm (1.3 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.5 mm (1.9 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
DartmouthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.3 mm (1.4 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.1 mm (1.4 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
TuranvilleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.8 mm (1.4 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Belltrees 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue GardeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord daily snowfall0.8 cm (0.3 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord low maximum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
KazalinskKazakhstanRecord daily precipitation1.2 mm (0.05 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord high maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord high maximum temperature10.5 C (50.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature19.3 C (66.7 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Singleton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord high minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

29 records
Records on 23 April 1912 by type Records set or tied on 23 April 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 18Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 April 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 23 April 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall18
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 April 1912 by timescale Records on 23 April 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 29. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 29all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 April 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 29.
Records on 23 April 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily29

How Much Records Were Beaten By

26 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 April 1912 Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 20: 1920 to 40: 640 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140
Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 April 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 2019
20 to 406
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1200
120 to 1401

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 1912
Top 20 records on 23 April 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 April 1912Lakefield, CAdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)34 years47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1912Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily rain32.3 mm (1.3 in)23.9 mm (0.9 in)2 years44 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1912Maitland West, AUdaily rain47.5 mm (1.9 in)34.8 mm (1.4 in)24 years42 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1912Dartmouth, AUdaily rain35.3 mm (1.4 in)26.2 mm (1.0 in)14 years36 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1912Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AUdaily rain36.1 mm (1.4 in)25.9 mm (1.0 in)14 years33 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1912Turanville, AUdaily rain34.8 mm (1.4 in)22.9 mm (0.9 in)15 years27 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1912Merriwa (Gummun Place), AUdaily rain31.5 mm (1.2 in)22.6 mm (0.9 in)15 years25 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1912Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)27 years23 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1912Wingen (Murrulla), AUdaily rain26.2 mm (1.0 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)28 years22 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1912Belltrees 1, AUdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)12.5 mm (0.5 in)14 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1912Cassilis Post Office, AUdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)11.1 mm (0.4 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1912Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AUdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)36 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1912Welland, CAdaily snowfall0.8 cm (0.3 in)0.8 cm (0.3 in)37 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1912Quebec, CAdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)20 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1912Murrurundi Post Office, AUdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)15 years11 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1912Dalhousie, CAdaily low max1.7 C (35.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1912Kazalinsk, KZdaily rain1.2 mm (0.05 in)0.9 mm (0.04 in)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1912Skara 1, SEdaily high max20.0 C (68.0 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)11 years9 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1912Haparanda, SEdaily high max10.5 C (50.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)14 years8 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1912Vestervig, DKdaily high max19.3 C (66.7 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)11 years7 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
Records on 04-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1912. 1912 had 29 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 1912. 1912 had 29 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).