Weather Records on 23 April 1916
35 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 1916. Highest significance: Gavle, SE.
Key Facts for 23 April 1916
- On 23 April 1916, 35 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 4 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 34 daily.
- Gavle set a daily record precipitation of 25.6 mm (1.0 in) on 23 April 1916.
- Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.
Record Map
35 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavle | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 25.6 mm (1.0 in) | 44 of 100 (Notable) |
| Bjuraker | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 25.6 mm (1.0 in) | 43 of 100 (Notable) |
| Portland | United States | Record daily precipitation | 38.4 mm (1.5 in) | 39 of 100 (Notable) |
| Svenska Hogarna | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 14.6 mm (0.6 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Uppsala_Aut | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 13.8 mm (0.5 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Hohenpeissenberg | Germany | Record daily precipitation | 18.4 mm (0.7 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Vaexjoe | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 16.5 mm (0.6 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Orebro | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 22.0 mm (0.9 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Junsele | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 12.0 mm (0.5 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Jonkoping | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 15.1 mm (0.6 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nora_D | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 14.2 mm (0.6 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Vasteras-Hasslo | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 13.6 mm (0.5 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Orskar_A | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 11.4 mm (0.4 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Harnosand | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 23.8 mm (0.9 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Falun | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 14.2 mm (0.6 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Landsort | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 6.3 mm (0.25 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Malung | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 12.8 mm (0.5 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Jokkmokk | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 14.2 mm (0.6 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Pesaro | Italy | Record daily precipitation | 12.0 mm (0.5 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1 | Denmark | Record daily precipitation | 10.6 mm (0.4 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Concord | United States | Record daily precipitation | 14.7 mm (0.6 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins | Denmark | Record daily precipitation | 7.0 mm (0.28 in) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Stockholm | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 9.5 mm (0.37 in) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Buffalo | United States | Record low maximum temperature | 2.2 C (36.0 F) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Hambantota | Sri Lanka | Record high minimum temperature | 26.4 C (79.5 F) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ottawa | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 8.1 mm (0.32 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wiarton | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 15.2 mm (0.6 in) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kiev | Ukraine | Record high minimum temperature | 11.3 C (52.3 F) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Hanover | United States | Record daily precipitation | 10.9 mm (0.4 in) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nuwara Eliya | Sri Lanka | Record high maximum temperature | 24.4 C (75.9 F) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Gotska Sandon | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Middletown 4 W | United States | Record daily precipitation | 12.4 mm (0.5 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Boras | Sweden | Record high minimum temperature | 4.3 C (39.7 F) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Mount McDonald | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 17.8 mm (0.7 in) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Freiburg | Germany | Record low maximum temperature | 7.7 C (45.9 F) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
35 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 1 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 2 |
| Highest daily minimum | 3 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 0 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 29 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 0 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 1 |
| daily | 34 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
35 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 5 | 18 |
| 5 to 10 | 14 |
| 10 to 15 | 1 |
| 15 to 20 | 1 |
| 20 to 25 | 0 |
| 25 to 30 | 0 |
| 30 to 35 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
23 April 1916| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 April 1916 | Gavle, SE | daily rain | 25.6 mm (1.0 in) | 15.6 mm (0.6 in) | 25 years | 44 of 100 (Notable) |
| 23 April 1916 | Bjuraker, SE | monthly rain | 25.6 mm (1.0 in) | 6.3 mm (0.25 in) | 30 years | 43 of 100 (Notable) |
| 23 April 1916 | Portland, US | daily rain | 38.4 mm (1.5 in) | 30.3 mm (1.2 in) | 15 years | 39 of 100 (Notable) |
| 23 April 1916 | Svenska Hogarna, SE | daily rain | 14.6 mm (0.6 in) | 10.2 mm (0.4 in) | 35 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 April 1916 | Uppsala_Aut, SE | daily rain | 13.8 mm (0.5 in) | 6.0 mm (0.24 in) | 77 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 April 1916 | Hohenpeissenberg, DE | daily rain | 18.4 mm (0.7 in) | 2.7 mm (0.11 in) | 118 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 April 1916 | Vaexjoe, SE | daily rain | 16.5 mm (0.6 in) | 6.1 mm (0.24 in) | 53 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 April 1916 | Orebro, SE | daily rain | 22.0 mm (0.9 in) | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 53 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 April 1916 | Junsele, SE | daily rain | 12.0 mm (0.5 in) | 7.0 mm (0.28 in) | 22 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 April 1916 | Jonkoping, SE | daily rain | 15.1 mm (0.6 in) | 4.7 mm (0.19 in) | 53 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 April 1916 | Nora_D, SE | daily rain | 14.2 mm (0.6 in) | 7.5 mm (0.30 in) | 33 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 April 1916 | Vasteras-Hasslo, SE | daily rain | 13.6 mm (0.5 in) | 6.2 mm (0.24 in) | 25 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 April 1916 | Orskar_A, SE | daily rain | 11.4 mm (0.4 in) | 7.5 mm (0.30 in) | 13 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 April 1916 | Harnosand, SE | daily rain | 23.8 mm (0.9 in) | 7.6 mm (0.30 in) | 25 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 April 1916 | Falun, SE | daily rain | 14.2 mm (0.6 in) | 2.4 mm (0.09 in) | 55 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 April 1916 | Landsort, SE | daily rain | 6.3 mm (0.25 in) | 3.7 mm (0.15 in) | 35 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 April 1916 | Malung, SE | daily rain | 12.8 mm (0.5 in) | 4.7 mm (0.19 in) | 33 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 April 1916 | Jokkmokk, SE | daily rain | 14.2 mm (0.6 in) | 5.7 mm (0.22 in) | 6 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 April 1916 | Pesaro, IT | daily rain | 12.0 mm (0.5 in) | 7.0 mm (0.28 in) | 16 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 April 1916 | Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK | daily rain | 10.6 mm (0.4 in) | 5.1 mm (0.20 in) | 7 years | 20 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 1916| 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).