Weather Records on 4 May 1923

82 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 1923. Highest significance: Riversdale, ZA.

Key Facts for 4 May 1923

On 4 May 1923, 82 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 79 daily.
Riversdale set a daily record precipitation of 38.6 mm (1.5 in) on 4 May 1923.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

82 stations

82 station records on 4 May 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 May 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wupperthal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Booroondara Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Mannanarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

82 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 49.

Records on 4 May 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	49
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 May 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 79.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

71 broken records

Margins by which the 71 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 1923

Top 20 records on 4 May 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 1923	Riversdale, ZA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1923	Albany 3 SE, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1923	Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1923	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1923	Robertson, ZA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1923	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1923	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1923	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1923	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1923	Swellendam (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1923	Armagh, GB	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	55 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1923	Kilcoy Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1923	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1923	Sydney, CA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1923	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	55 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1923	Savannah 6 SW, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1923	Pella, ZA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1923	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1923	Uniondale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1923	Storlien, SE	daily rain	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	44 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

1795 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1923. 1923 had 82 records.

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

Records on 05-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1820	1
1836	2
1840	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	2
1852	1
1856	3
1858	1
1859	1
1861	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1902	5
1903	8
1904	8
1905	19
1906	5
1907	37
1908	18
1909	13
1910	14
1911	37
1912	12
1913	63
1914	21
1915	75
1916	57
1917	60
1918	30
1919	69
1920	43
1921	62
1922	283
1923	82
1924	88
1925	80
1926	230
1927	112
1928	205
1929	177
1930	269
1931	169
1932	104
1933	274
1934	456
1935	518
1936	313
1937	230
1938	445
1939	295
1940	602
1941	436
1942	820
1943	358
1944	872
1945	654
1946	463
1947	649
1948	578
1949	1,130
1950	953
1951	292
1952	698
1953	389
1954	1,045
1955	471
1956	433
1957	433
1958	414
1959	613
1960	443
1961	466
1962	265
1963	313
1964	570
1965	433
1966	1,113
1967	928
1968	304
1969	377
1970	454
1971	810
1972	364
1973	313
1974	367
1975	683
1976	554
1977	736
1978	1,016
1979	1,529
1980	511
1981	667
1982	591
1983	539
1984	885
1985	821
1986	1,128
1987	1,004
1988	591
1989	743
1990	1,461
1991	1,088
1992	933
1993	791
1994	821
1995	974
1996	1,298
1997	962
1998	898
1999	1,167
2000	1,398
2001	1,345
2002	1,343
2003	1,158
2004	1,341
2005	1,152
2006	650
2007	699
2008	624
2009	727
2010	999
2011	1,023
2012	1,343
2013	1,447
2014	602
2015	622
2016	463
2017	669
2018	972
2019	574
2020	504
2021	616
2022	470
2023	681
2024	885
2025	456
2026	554

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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 20	61
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1