Weather Records on 23 April 1928

302 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 1928. Highest significance: Woody Island, AU.

Key Facts for 23 April 1928

On 23 April 1928, 302 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 292 daily.
Woody Island set a daily record precipitation of 145.0 mm (5.7 in) on 23 April 1928.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

302 stations

302 station records on 23 April 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 April 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Teryawynia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Deer Park	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lohn (Warrigal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crowlands (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rugby	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Tindarey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

302 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 April 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 April 1928 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 292.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

265 broken records

Margins by which the 265 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 1928

Top 20 records on 23 April 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 1928	Woody Island, AU	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1928	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1928	Albany 3 SE, US	all-time rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1928	Mungar Junction, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1928	Americus, US	monthly rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1928	Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1928	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1928	Rosedale Post Office, AU	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1928	Teryawynia, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1928	Gatcombe Head, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1928	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1928	Thomasville, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1928	Macon, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1928	Milledgeville, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1928	Georgetown 2 E, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1928	Gladstone Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1928	Sussex, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1928	Eufaula, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1928	Ocala, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1928	Hawkinsville, US	monthly rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	36 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

1800 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1928. 1928 had 302 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	216
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1