Weather Records on 23 March 1923

97 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1923. Highest significance: Mardie, AU.

Key Facts for 23 March 1923

On 23 March 1923, 97 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 96 daily.
Mardie set a daily record precipitation of 101.3 mm (4.0 in) on 23 March 1923.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

97 stations

97 station records on 23 March 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lycippus 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	239.0 mm (9.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Demopolis Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede Spottsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Condon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

97 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 23 March 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	18
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 23 March 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 96.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

74 broken records

Margins by which the 74 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 1923

Top 20 records on 23 March 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1923	Mardie, AU	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1923	Ames 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1923	Wiarton, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1923	Johnsonville, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1923	Lycippus 1 E, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1923	Carthage, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1923	Cooktown Post Office, AU	monthly rain	239.0 mm (9.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1923	Chicoutimi, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1923	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1923	Chicoutimi, CA	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1923	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1923	Easton, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1923	Fredericksburg Np, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1923	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1923	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1923	Brandon Cda, CA	daily low max	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	23 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1923	Vestervig, DK	daily high max	12.6 C (54.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1923	Demopolis Lock 4, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1923	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	18 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1923	Lake, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 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

1796 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1923. 1923 had 97 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 50	70
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1