Weather Records on 23 March 1914

72 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1914. Highest significance: Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AU.

Key Facts for 23 March 1914

On 23 March 1914, 72 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 71 daily.
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St) set a daily record precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 23 March 1914.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

72 stations

72 station records on 23 March 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Turanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belltrees 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pinsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Martindale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dartmouth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cataract River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Burburgate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lue Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

72 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 68, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 23 March 1914 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	68
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 March 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 71.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

68 broken records

Margins by which the 68 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 1914

Top 20 records on 23 March 1914 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1914	Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1914	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1914	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1914	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1914	Scone (Philip Street), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1914	Rylstone (Ilford Rd), AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1914	Singleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1914	Goonoo Goonoo Station, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1914	Turanville, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1914	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1914	Bingara Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1914	Quirindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1914	Narrabri Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1914	Breeza (Main Street), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1914	Belltrees 1, AU	monthly rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1914	Ellerston, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1914	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1914	Bendemeer (Caroline St), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1914	Somerton (Bective Estate), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1914	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	22 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

1796 to 1914

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1914. 1914 had 72 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	49
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1