Weather Records on 23 September 1923

74 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1923. Highest significance: Vanersborg, SE.

Key Facts for 23 September 1923

On 23 September 1923, 74 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 73 daily.
Vanersborg set a daily record precipitation of 29.5 mm (1.2 in) on 23 September 1923.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

74 stations

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

Weather records on 23 September 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel (Moolbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Merrowie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

74 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 43.

Records on 23 September 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	43
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 September 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 73.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

63 broken records

Margins by which the 63 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 1923

Top 20 records on 23 September 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1923	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1923	Vinga, SE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1923	Malung, SE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1923	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1923	Bjuraker, SE	daily rain	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1923	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily rain	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1923	Bjuroklubb, SE	daily rain	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1923	Orebro, SE	daily rain	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1923	Den Helder-1, NL	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1923	Warooka, AU	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1923	Booligal (Ulonga), AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1923	Falun, SE	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	26 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1923	Yanco (Billinbah East), AU	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1923	Kunzelsau, DE	daily rain	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1923	Maseskar, SE	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	29 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1923	Nidingen A, SE	daily rain	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1923	Needles, US	daily low max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1923	Mossgiel (Moolbong), AU	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1923	Freiburg, DE	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	22 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1923	Gavle, SE	daily rain	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	26 years	16 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

1793 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1923. 1923 had 74 records.

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

Records on 09-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1799	1
1804	1
1832	1
1835	1
1838	1
1842	3
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	3
1855	1
1859	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1881	4
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	4
1895	9
1896	5
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	7
1904	19
1905	6
1906	6
1907	19
1908	19
1909	15
1910	8
1911	11
1912	15
1913	22
1914	29
1915	25
1916	324
1917	56
1918	34
1919	40
1920	44
1921	47
1922	34
1923	74
1924	194
1925	223
1926	459
1927	247
1928	382
1929	198
1930	472
1931	600
1932	383
1933	281
1934	361
1935	239
1936	377
1937	557
1938	389
1939	279
1940	374
1941	490
1942	557
1943	322
1944	381
1945	652
1946	623
1947	803
1948	259
1949	496
1950	267
1951	462
1952	432
1953	271
1954	324
1955	852
1956	299
1957	539
1958	641
1959	307
1960	470
1961	670
1962	344
1963	568
1964	322
1965	783
1966	528
1967	341
1968	481
1969	450
1970	1,457
1971	578
1972	461
1973	674
1974	1,543
1975	1,038
1976	463
1977	616
1978	500
1979	586
1980	1,037
1981	717
1982	775
1983	1,744
1984	1,121
1985	924
1986	740
1987	1,077
1988	653
1989	1,376
1990	702
1991	519
1992	976
1993	983
1994	1,140
1995	1,868
1996	809
1997	1,060
1998	1,326
1999	1,207
2000	2,026
2001	790
2002	930
2003	1,243
2004	986
2005	1,207
2006	1,509
2007	1,153
2008	835
2009	1,201
2010	1,360
2011	666
2012	785
2013	573
2014	595
2015	587
2016	774
2017	1,371
2018	693
2019	565
2020	618
2021	602
2022	551
2023	812
2024	499
2025	449
2026	384

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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 3	36
3 to 5	12
5 to 8	4
8 to 10	2
10 to 13	1
13 to 15	4
15 to 18	2
18 to 20	2