Weather Records on 23 April 1950

577 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 1950. Highest significance: Springbok, ZA.

Key Facts for 23 April 1950

On 23 April 1950, 577 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
290 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 549 daily.
Springbok set a daily record precipitation of 46.2 mm (1.8 in) on 23 April 1950.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

577 stations

577 station records on 23 April 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 April 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Regensburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kahoma Intake 374	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tacaratu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Koele 693	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Junqueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden Wahnsdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palmeiro Dos Indios	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nordegg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kipahulu 258	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jucurutu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lahaina 361	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pilger	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhart Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Entrance	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

577 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 135, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 155, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Heaviest daily snowfall 37.

Records on 23 April 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	135
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	155
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 April 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 549.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

457 broken records

Margins by which the 457 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 132.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 1950

Top 20 records on 23 April 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 1950	Springbok, ZA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1950	Regensburg, DE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1950	Kahoma Intake 374, US	daily rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	97.1 mm (3.8 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1950	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1950	Tacaratu, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1950	Lichtentanne, DE	monthly rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1950	Watseka Public Works, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1950	Fairmont, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1950	Cle Elum, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1950	Plauen, DE	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1950	Koele 693, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1950	Davenport L&D 15, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1950	Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe), BR	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1950	Velikie Luki, RU	monthly high max	26.3 C (79.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1950	Escada, BR	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1950	Junqueiro, BR	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1950	Garsebach Bei Meissen, DE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1950	Delphi 2 N, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1950	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1950	St Andrews, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	67 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1950. 1950 had 577 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	416
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2