Weather Records on 5 April 1923

107 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1923. Highest significance: Lindsay, CA.

Key Facts for 5 April 1923

On 5 April 1923, 107 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 105 daily.
Lindsay set a monthly record daily snowfall of 23.1 cm (9.1 in) on 5 April 1923.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

107 stations

107 station records on 5 April 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Boston City WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Zanesville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

107 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1923 by type: Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 69, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 5 April 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	69
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 5 April 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 105.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

96 broken records

Margins by which the 96 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1923

Top 20 records on 5 April 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1923	Lindsay, CA	monthly snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1923	Sable Island, CA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1923	Paris Stp, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1923	Alton, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1923	Greensburg, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1923	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1923	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1923	Pine Creek, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1923	Chatham 2, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1923	Addison, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1923	Northfield, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1923	Red Bluff Muni AP, US	monthly rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1923	Austin #2, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1923	Woodstock, CA	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1923	Malin Head, IE	daily rain	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1923	Lindsay, CA	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1923	Astrakan, RU	daily rain	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1923	Toledo Blade, US	daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	3.5 cm (1.4 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1923	Georgetown, CA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1923	Hamilton, CA	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 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

1809 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1923. 1923 had 107 records.

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

Records on 04-05 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1815	2
1828	1
1848	2
1851	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1870	1
1874	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	4
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	15
1904	3
1905	30
1906	4
1907	15
1908	12
1909	33
1910	74
1911	82
1912	44
1913	11
1914	31
1915	36
1916	38
1917	43
1918	66
1919	36
1920	94
1921	158
1922	126
1923	107
1924	46
1925	111
1926	394
1927	149
1928	382
1929	1,124
1930	155
1931	162
1932	254
1933	379
1934	302
1935	416
1936	576
1937	427
1938	215
1939	356
1940	214
1941	401
1942	448
1943	344
1944	831
1945	460
1946	290
1947	649
1948	262
1949	379
1950	593
1951	305
1952	517
1953	249
1954	605
1955	364
1956	304
1957	795
1958	479
1959	559
1960	770
1961	523
1962	324
1963	546
1964	675
1965	456
1966	518
1967	745
1968	590
1969	498
1970	499
1971	481
1972	685
1973	680
1974	652
1975	1,581
1976	335
1977	880
1978	486
1979	886
1980	486
1981	927
1982	1,964
1983	1,909
1984	703
1985	922
1986	800
1987	1,687
1988	1,054
1989	945
1990	868
1991	1,595
1992	827
1993	627
1994	734
1995	1,500
1996	827
1997	2,108
1998	808
1999	1,658
2000	1,194
2001	1,097
2002	790
2003	1,120
2004	756
2005	856
2006	1,070
2007	1,144
2008	685
2009	1,096
2010	926
2011	974
2012	745
2013	987
2014	444
2015	433
2016	828
2017	518
2018	906
2019	373
2020	483
2021	1,030
2022	758
2023	2,543
2024	1,289
2025	1,320
2026	782

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Data for records on 1923-04-05: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	81
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1