Weather Records on 23 April 1931

506 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 1931. Highest significance: Maitland West, AU.

Key Facts for 23 April 1931

On 23 April 1931, 506 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 308 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 492 daily.
Maitland West set a daily record precipitation of 128.3 mm (5.1 in) on 23 April 1931.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

506 stations

506 station records on 23 April 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 April 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wollong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin 1 Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nigriting	India	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Araluen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Seven Oaks (Bellimbopinni)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warkworth 1 Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	138.0 cm (54.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lochinvar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blackheath (Lawrence St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Goorangoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Penrose (Panorama)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

506 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 207, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 140, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 23 April 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	207
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 23 April 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 492.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

422 broken records

Margins by which the 422 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 760.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 1931

Top 20 records on 23 April 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 1931	Maitland West, AU	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1931	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1931	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1931	Gloucester Post Office, AU	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1931	Branxton Post Office, AU	daily rain	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1931	Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1931	Wollong, AU	daily rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1931	Pokolbin 1 Post Office, AU	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1931	Nigriting, IN	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1931	Araluen Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1931	Seven Oaks (Bellimbopinni), AU	monthly rain	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1931	Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd), AU	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1931	Warkworth 1 Public School, AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1931	Brocken, DE	daily snow depth	138.0 cm (54.3 in)	76.0 cm (29.9 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1931	Parry Sound, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1931	Gresford Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1931	Dungog Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1931	Chilliwack, CA	monthly high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1931	Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P., AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1931	Lochinvar, AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	13 years	34 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

1800 to 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1931. 1931 had 506 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 100	415
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1