Weather Records on 23 April 1923

132 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 1923. Highest significance: Columbia Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 23 April 1923

On 23 April 1923, 132 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 128 daily.
Columbia Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 63.0 mm (2.5 in) on 23 April 1923.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

132 stations

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

Weather records on 23 April 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunwich Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Curraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Blacksburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Government Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

132 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 47, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 23 April 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	47
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 April 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 128.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

110 broken records

Margins by which the 110 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 1923

Top 20 records on 23 April 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 1923	Columbia Wb City, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1923	Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1923	Marshall, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1923	Hanover, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1923	Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1923	Ashwood, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1923	Lexington, US	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1923	Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1923	Fayette, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1923	Southport 5 N, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	8 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1923	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily rain	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1923	Kirov, RU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1923	Parnu, EE	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1923	Dunwich Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1923	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1923	Greenville, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1923	Bethany, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1923	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1923	Tahlee (Carrington (Church St), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1923	Niznij Novgorod, RU	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	25 years	19 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

1800 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1923. 1923 had 132 records.

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

Records on 04-23 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1809	1
1812	1
1817	3
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1851	1
1852	2
1854	1
1855	5
1857	2
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	4
1874	4
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1886	4
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	9
1902	12
1903	20
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	12
1908	14
1909	28
1910	35
1911	21
1912	29
1913	40
1914	71
1915	41
1916	35
1917	37
1918	92
1919	66
1920	75
1921	81
1922	45
1923	132
1924	111
1925	506
1926	124
1927	562
1928	302
1929	103
1930	487
1931	506
1932	231
1933	361
1934	272
1935	152
1936	342
1937	321
1938	177
1939	339
1940	319
1941	277
1942	473
1943	819
1944	678
1945	364
1946	649
1947	242
1948	401
1949	401
1950	577
1951	426
1952	500
1953	300
1954	548
1955	654
1956	581
1957	623
1958	649
1959	442
1960	1,648
1961	884
1962	389
1963	801
1964	958
1965	660
1966	386
1967	1,183
1968	816
1969	705
1970	1,209
1971	508
1972	332
1973	518
1974	486
1975	411
1976	386
1977	979
1978	523
1979	554
1980	1,460
1981	1,124
1982	1,191
1983	1,031
1984	971
1985	1,011
1986	1,541
1987	676
1988	1,051
1989	1,469
1990	1,077
1991	638
1992	592
1993	1,256
1994	666
1995	1,464
1996	1,520
1997	1,024
1998	1,446
1999	1,198
2000	1,003
2001	1,435
2002	971
2003	557
2004	610
2005	940
2006	839
2007	847
2008	775
2009	920
2010	1,040
2011	1,190
2012	1,796
2013	1,655
2014	362
2015	511
2016	542
2017	474
2018	684
2019	668
2020	564
2021	562
2022	692
2023	980
2024	583
2025	410
2026	503

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 April 1923
Margin	Records
0 to 10	92
10 to 20	11
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1