Weather Records on 24 March 1923

94 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1923. Highest significance: Cairns Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 24 March 1923

On 24 March 1923, 94 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 93 daily.
Cairns Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 184.7 mm (7.3 in) on 24 March 1923.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

94 stations

94 station records on 24 March 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Minto	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

94 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 24 March 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	11
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 24 March 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 93.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

77 broken records

Margins by which the 77 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1923

Top 20 records on 24 March 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1923	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	14 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1923	Vestervig, DK	daily high max	14.0 C (57.2 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1923	Halifax, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	42 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1923	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1923	Minnedosa, CA	daily low min	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1923	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	49 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1923	White River, CA	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1923	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1923	Den Helder-1, NL	daily rain	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1923	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1923	Barkerville, CA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1923	Barkerville, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1923	Minnedosa, CA	daily low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1923	Halmstad, SE	daily high max	15.5 C (59.9 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1923	Minneapolis Wb Dwtn, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	14 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1923	Bic, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1923	Farmington 3NW, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1923	Prince Albert, CA	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1923	St Albans, CA	daily low min	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1923	Andenes, NO	monthly high min	4.8 C (40.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	12 years	17 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

1794 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1923. 1923 had 94 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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 10	66
10 to 20	3
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1