Weather Records on 23 April 1944

678 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 1944. Highest significance: Greencastle 1 W, US.

Key Facts for 23 April 1944

On 23 April 1944, 678 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
95 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 660 daily.
Greencastle 1 W set a daily record precipitation of 64.5 mm (2.5 in) on 23 April 1944.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

678 stations

678 station records on 23 April 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 April 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tobermory	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bon Wier	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taylors Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grantsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lynch	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

678 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 486, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 23 April 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	486
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 23 April 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 660.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

608 broken records

Margins by which the 608 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 136.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 1944

Top 20 records on 23 April 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 1944	Greencastle 1 W, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1944	Conway, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	109.3 mm (4.3 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1944	Maquoketa, US	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1944	Scott City, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1944	Menno, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1944	Lexington 3E, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1944	Marion, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1944	Bee Branch, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1944	Bloomington Indiana UNIV, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1944	Bertrand, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1944	Hannibal 1 N, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1944	Tobermory, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1944	Whitestown, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1944	Centralia, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1944	Boonville, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1944	Bon Wier, US	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1944	Jeffersonville, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1944	Emporia 1 S, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1944	Manhattan, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1944	St Charles Elm Pt, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	42 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1944. 1944 had 678 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	528
20 to 40	59
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	1