Weather Records on 23 April 1948

401 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 1948. Highest significance: Pierson, CA.

Key Facts for 23 April 1948

On 23 April 1948, 401 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
107 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 398 daily.
Pierson set a monthly record daily precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 23 April 1948.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

401 stations

401 station records on 23 April 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 April 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pierson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mundiwindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jigalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Picui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marlo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alipurduar	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Exmouth Gulf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ethel Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boodarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bizana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corunna Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Towrana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ullawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kalchini	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkeriya	India	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Selonah	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parnamirim (Leopoldina)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Souris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Abydos Woodstock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pasighat	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marnai	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boologooro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barpukhuri	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

401 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 223, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 23 April 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 23 April 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 398.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

338 broken records

Margins by which the 338 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 750.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 1948

Top 20 records on 23 April 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 1948	Pierson, CA	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1948	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1948	Karratha Station, AU	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1948	Nullagine, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1948	Mundiwindi, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1948	Westhope, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1948	Balfour Downs, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1948	Mount Florance, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1948	Mulga Downs, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1948	Jigalong, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1948	Picui, BR	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1948	Hamersley, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1948	Marlo, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1948	Alipurduar, IN	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1948	Brandon Cda, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1948	Roebourne, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1948	Exmouth Gulf, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1948	Lares, PR	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1948	Bonney Downs, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1948	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low min	8.2 C (46.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	88 years	35 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1948. 1948 had 401 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	337
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1