Weather Records on 23 March 1924

78 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1924. Highest significance: Emu Plains, AU.

Key Facts for 23 March 1924

On 23 March 1924, 78 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
3 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 77 daily.
Emu Plains set a daily record precipitation of 64.3 mm (2.5 in) on 23 March 1924.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

78 stations

78 station records on 23 March 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bobundara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.8 C (-39.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brungle (Rosemount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.2 C (-4.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cataract River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

78 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 56, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 March 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	56
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 March 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 77.

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 50.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 1924

Top 20 records on 23 March 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1924	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1924	Oxford, GB	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	82 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1924	Vastervik, SE	monthly rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1924	Menangle Jmai, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1924	Helensburgh (Sawan St), AU	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1924	Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1924	Tallinn, EE	daily rain	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1924	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1924	Vestervig, DK	daily rain	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1924	Vaexjoe, SE	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1924	Maseskar, SE	daily rain	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1924	Godegard, SE	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1924	Skara 1, SE	daily rain	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1924	Orebro, SE	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1924	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1924	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1924	Tranebjerg, DK	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1924	Durham, GB	daily rain	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1924	Batlow Post Office, AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1924	Olands Norra Udde, SE	daily rain	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	11 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

1796 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1924. 1924 had 78 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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Data for records on 1924-03-23: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 March 1924
Margin	Records
0 to 10	58
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	3