Weather Records on 11 March 1923

78 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 1923. Highest significance: Herbert Vale, AU.

Key Facts for 11 March 1923

On 11 March 1923, 78 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
10 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 75 daily.
Herbert Vale set an all-time record daily precipitation of 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 11 March 1923.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

78 stations

78 station records on 11 March 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 March 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gorin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Earlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah River	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Towaninnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bonaparte 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

78 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 54, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 11 March 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	54
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 11 March 1923 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 75.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

66 broken records

Margins by which the 66 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 1923

Top 20 records on 11 March 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 1923	Herbert Vale, AU	all-time rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1923	Eidsvold Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1923	Rapid City Forrest, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1923	Cullendale, ZA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1923	Gorin, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1923	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1923	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1923	Tulsa, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1923	Clinton, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1923	Madison Wb City, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1923	Rapid City Forrest, CA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1923	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily rain	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1923	Earlington, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1923	Carthage, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1923	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1923	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	35 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1923	Hutchinson River, US	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1923	Biskra, DZ	daily rain	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	42 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1923	Portland, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1923	Bryson City 2, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	34 years	16 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

1793 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1923. 1923 had 78 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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	55
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2