Weather Records on 23 April 1941

277 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 1941. Highest significance: Arkadelphia 2 N, US.

Key Facts for 23 April 1941

On 23 April 1941, 277 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 270 daily.
Arkadelphia 2 N set a daily record precipitation of 90.9 mm (3.6 in) on 23 April 1941.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

277 stations

277 station records on 23 April 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 April 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gauhati Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jowai	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hempstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Veta Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tulita A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Talga Talga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
La Veta Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Markapur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Macharla	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Truchas	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tulita A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warralong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nagamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bagepalli	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lankeys Creek (Woodridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gurjala(Gurujala)	India	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

277 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 23 April 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 23 April 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 270.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

244 broken records

Margins by which the 244 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 1941

Top 20 records on 23 April 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 1941	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1941	White Cliffs, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1941	Pine Bluff, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1941	Gauhati Obsy, IN	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1941	Jowai, IN	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1941	Hempstead, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1941	Liberty, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1941	Stuttgart, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1941	Mulyie, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1941	Helena, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1941	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1941	Black Lake, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1941	La Veta Pass, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1941	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1941	Clarksdale, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1941	Pontotoc, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1941	Black Lake, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1941	Tulita A, CA	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1941	Aurora, US	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	9 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1941	Cheneyville 1 NE, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	29 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1941. 1941 had 277 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 50	227
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1