Weather Records on 4 September 1923

325 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 September 1923. Highest significance: Inglewood Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 4 September 1923

On 4 September 1923, 325 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 320 daily.
Inglewood Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 4 September 1923.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

325 stations

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

Weather records on 4 September 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harden (East St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gudgenby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bon Accord	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burrawang South Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goorianawah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Berida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yandilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McDonald	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wollun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Worondi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gobarralong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bannockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nowra Council Offices	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah River	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dobikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll (the Ranch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dundullimal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

325 records

Records set or tied on 4 September 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 279.

Records on 4 September 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	279
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 September 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 320.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

301 broken records

Margins by which the 301 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 September 1923

Top 20 records on 4 September 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 September 1923	Inglewood Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1923	Harden (East St), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1923	Berry Masonic Village, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1923	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1923	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1923	Jimbour State School, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1923	Gudgenby, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1923	Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1923	Bon Accord, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1923	Burrawang South Station, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1923	Pilliga Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1923	Goorianawah, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1923	Premer Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1923	Merriwa (Gummun Place), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1923	Gilgandra (Berida), AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1923	Walcha Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1923	Inverell Comparison, AU	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1923	Yandilla, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1923	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1923	Miles Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)

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

1802 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1923. 1923 had 325 records.

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

Records on 09-04 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1823	1
1833	1
1837	1
1839	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	4
1874	1
1875	1
1877	1
1880	4
1881	1
1883	2
1885	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	4
1900	1
1901	4
1902	4
1903	2
1904	7
1905	18
1906	16
1907	22
1908	9
1909	23
1910	91
1911	25
1912	29
1913	29
1914	19
1915	37
1916	24
1917	40
1918	96
1919	48
1920	105
1921	105
1922	62
1923	325
1924	167
1925	339
1926	256
1927	68
1928	341
1929	371
1930	102
1931	477
1932	429
1933	424
1934	393
1935	514
1936	309
1937	411
1938	236
1939	434
1940	287
1941	528
1942	323
1943	472
1944	341
1945	542
1946	431
1947	618
1948	409
1949	370
1950	642
1951	404
1952	645
1953	869
1954	372
1955	465
1956	586
1957	250
1958	384
1959	316
1960	552
1961	909
1962	733
1963	443
1964	507
1965	611
1966	428
1967	786
1968	546
1969	510
1970	644
1971	717
1972	513
1973	530
1974	2,279
1975	432
1976	582
1977	386
1978	940
1979	461
1980	355
1981	582
1982	617
1983	1,040
1984	1,107
1985	915
1986	663
1987	685
1988	1,259
1989	681
1990	787
1991	708
1992	1,132
1993	859
1994	1,001
1995	1,287
1996	907
1997	1,452
1998	1,564
1999	1,479
2000	1,336
2001	833
2002	767
2003	1,094
2004	898
2005	998
2006	1,268
2007	1,077
2008	1,335
2009	914
2010	1,804
2011	1,310
2012	1,209
2013	630
2014	461
2015	893
2016	597
2017	881
2018	758
2019	616
2020	957
2021	544
2022	1,256
2023	1,290
2024	985
2025	635
2026	1,222

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Data for records on 1923-09-04: 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 10	144
10 to 20	84
20 to 30	52
30 to 40	18
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1