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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
Weather records on 23 April 1916 35 station records on 23 April 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
35 station records on 23 April 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 April 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
GavleSwedenRecord daily precipitation25.6 mm (1.0 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
BjurakerSwedenRecord daily precipitation25.6 mm (1.0 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation38.4 mm (1.5 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Svenska HogarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.6 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_AutSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.8 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation18.4 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VaexjoeSwedenRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord daily precipitation22.0 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
JunseleSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.0 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord daily precipitation15.1 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Nora_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.6 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_ASwedenRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord daily precipitation23.8 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
FalunSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LandsortSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.3 mm (0.25 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MalungSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.8 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PesaroItalyRecord daily precipitation12.0 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord daily precipitation10.6 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk InsDenmarkRecord daily precipitation7.0 mm (0.28 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.5 mm (0.37 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature26.4 C (79.5 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
OttawaCanadaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
WiartonCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord high minimum temperature11.3 C (52.3 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
HanoverUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska SandonSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord high minimum temperature4.3 C (39.7 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McDonaldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord low maximum temperature7.7 C (45.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

35 records
Records on 23 April 1916 by type Records set or tied on 23 April 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 29. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 29Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 April 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 29.
Records on 23 April 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall29
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 April 1916 by timescale Records on 23 April 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 34. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 34all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 April 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 34.
Records on 23 April 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily34

How Much Records Were Beaten By

35 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 April 1916 Margins by which the 35 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.3. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 185 to 10: 1410 to 15: 115 to 20: 120 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 35 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 April 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 518
5 to 1014
10 to 151
15 to 201
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 1916
Top 20 records on 23 April 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 April 1916Gavle, SEdaily rain25.6 mm (1.0 in)15.6 mm (0.6 in)25 years44 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1916Bjuraker, SEmonthly rain25.6 mm (1.0 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)30 years43 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1916Portland, USdaily rain38.4 mm (1.5 in)30.3 mm (1.2 in)15 years39 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1916Svenska Hogarna, SEdaily rain14.6 mm (0.6 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1916Uppsala_Aut, SEdaily rain13.8 mm (0.5 in)6.0 mm (0.24 in)77 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1916Hohenpeissenberg, DEdaily rain18.4 mm (0.7 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)118 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1916Vaexjoe, SEdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)53 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1916Orebro, SEdaily rain22.0 mm (0.9 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)53 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1916Junsele, SEdaily rain12.0 mm (0.5 in)7.0 mm (0.28 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1916Jonkoping, SEdaily rain15.1 mm (0.6 in)4.7 mm (0.19 in)53 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1916Nora_D, SEdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)7.5 mm (0.30 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1916Vasteras-Hasslo, SEdaily rain13.6 mm (0.5 in)6.2 mm (0.24 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1916Orskar_A, SEdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)7.5 mm (0.30 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1916Harnosand, SEdaily rain23.8 mm (0.9 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1916Falun, SEdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)55 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1916Landsort, SEdaily rain6.3 mm (0.25 in)3.7 mm (0.15 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1916Malung, SEdaily rain12.8 mm (0.5 in)4.7 mm (0.19 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1916Jokkmokk, SEdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)5.7 mm (0.22 in)6 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1916Pesaro, ITdaily rain12.0 mm (0.5 in)7.0 mm (0.28 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1916Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKdaily rain10.6 mm (0.4 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)7 years20 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
Records on 04-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1916. 1916 had 35 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 1916. 1916 had 35 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).