Weather Records on 17 April 1923

71 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 1923. Highest significance: Woodburn Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 17 April 1923

On 17 April 1923, 71 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 70 daily.
Woodburn Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 60.2 mm (2.4 in) on 17 April 1923.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

71 stations

71 station records on 17 April 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongbar (Central Park Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Thackaringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

71 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 17.

Records on 17 April 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	17
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 April 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 70.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

57 broken records

Margins by which the 57 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 1923

Top 20 records on 17 April 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 1923	Woodburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1923	Wollongbar (Central Park Drive, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1923	Payette, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1923	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1923	Magdeburg, DE	daily low max	3.1 C (37.6 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1923	Paragonah, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1923	Condong Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1923	Banff, CA	monthly high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1923	Thackaringa, AU	daily rain	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1923	Bamberg, DE	daily low max	6.2 C (43.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	43 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1923	Kargopol, RU	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	27 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1923	St George, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	29 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1923	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	33 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1923	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1923	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1923	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily low max	3.4 C (38.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	38 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1923	Waren, DE	daily low max	3.0 C (37.4 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1923	Ulricehamn, SE	daily low min	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1923	White River, CA	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	16 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1923	Potsdam, DE	daily low max	3.0 C (37.4 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	17 years	14 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

1799 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1923. 1923 had 71 records.

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

Records on 04-17 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1807	1
1808	1
1815	1
1817	1
1818	1
1819	1
1823	1
1825	1
1830	1
1835	3
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	3
1853	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	2
1868	1
1873	4
1874	1
1875	3
1877	4
1878	2
1880	2
1889	1
1890	2
1891	2
1892	4
1894	5
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	3
1899	1
1900	2
1901	4
1902	4
1903	5
1904	19
1905	11
1906	14
1907	16
1908	38
1909	7
1910	29
1911	33
1912	27
1913	20
1914	83
1915	30
1916	30
1917	32
1918	35
1919	39
1920	87
1921	148
1922	96
1923	71
1924	74
1925	103
1926	140
1927	256
1928	308
1929	145
1930	238
1931	216
1932	615
1933	261
1934	234
1935	374
1936	308
1937	439
1938	564
1939	618
1940	337
1941	460
1942	415
1943	285
1944	334
1945	475
1946	492
1947	461
1948	622
1949	439
1950	293
1951	441
1952	529
1953	818
1954	650
1955	394
1956	486
1957	277
1958	702
1959	434
1960	553
1961	667
1962	597
1963	702
1964	766
1965	411
1966	409
1967	935
1968	745
1969	728
1970	547
1971	924
1972	546
1973	589
1974	244
1975	666
1976	1,630
1977	906
1978	620
1979	810
1980	675
1981	621
1982	965
1983	1,365
1984	720
1985	917
1986	997
1987	960
1988	1,082
1989	638
1990	1,065
1991	614
1992	1,105
1993	847
1994	1,047
1995	1,211
1996	1,044
1997	889
1998	1,795
1999	1,730
2000	1,082
2001	1,013
2002	2,284
2003	1,037
2004	761
2005	572
2006	1,430
2007	863
2008	842
2009	779
2010	606
2011	982
2012	920
2013	1,796
2014	913
2015	813
2016	977
2017	469
2018	1,585
2019	458
2020	1,165
2021	701
2022	831
2023	628
2024	690
2025	1,058
2026	838

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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 5	47
5 to 10	6
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	1