Weather Records on 23 July 1950

500 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 1950. Highest significance: Biniguy (Springfield), AU.

Key Facts for 23 July 1950

On 23 July 1950, 500 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 210 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 488 daily.
Biniguy (Springfield) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 108.7 mm (4.3 in) on 23 July 1950.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

500 stations

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

Weather records on 23 July 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Biniguy (Springfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bikaner	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hirekerur	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Amby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Galong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kangiara (Laverstock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dwingelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Narra Allen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Alford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Derringullen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gobindgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jhunjhunu	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arrawatta (Inverell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Boro (Calderwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mahbubnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crown King	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Halliford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Doctors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harden (East St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuwarden_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Koshkonong	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Platt Nat'l Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hugo	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

500 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 111, Heaviest daily rainfall 250.

Records on 23 July 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	111
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 July 1950 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 488.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

419 broken records

Margins by which the 419 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 1950

Top 20 records on 23 July 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 1950	Biniguy (Springfield), AU	monthly rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1950	Boorowa Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1950	Vladivostok, RU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1950	Hatfield, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1950	Bikaner, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1950	Waupaca, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1950	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1950	Wangerooge, DE	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1950	Narooma Rvcp, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1950	Hirekerur, IN	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1950	Amby, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1950	Galong, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1950	Kangiara (Laverstock), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1950	Maseskar, SE	all-time rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1950	Dwingelo, NL	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1950	Narra Allen, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1950	Mt Alford, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1950	Yass (Derringullen), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1950	Murringo Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1950	Dargo, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	39 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

1794 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1950. 1950 had 500 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1804	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	1
1835	1
1836	2
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1851	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1877	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1894	3
1895	7
1896	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	8
1901	10
1902	6
1903	4
1904	18
1905	11
1906	19
1907	9
1908	15
1909	27
1910	54
1911	37
1912	43
1913	36
1914	59
1915	35
1916	34
1917	42
1918	96
1919	26
1920	40
1921	221
1922	113
1923	104
1924	158
1925	173
1926	266
1927	308
1928	146
1929	174
1930	214
1931	334
1932	232
1933	432
1934	898
1935	329
1936	403
1937	319
1938	354
1939	277
1940	494
1941	292
1942	265
1943	245
1944	350
1945	239
1946	531
1947	1,240
1948	610
1949	453
1950	500
1951	422
1952	788
1953	660
1954	545
1955	585
1956	402
1957	513
1958	633
1959	606
1960	568
1961	937
1962	465
1963	490
1964	373
1965	368
1966	368
1967	347
1968	480
1969	436
1970	935
1971	648
1972	640
1973	798
1974	578
1975	359
1976	425
1977	570
1978	1,064
1979	648
1980	703
1981	1,030
1982	594
1983	1,324
1984	980
1985	711
1986	1,239
1987	1,164
1988	1,124
1989	868
1990	1,033
1991	1,050
1992	1,469
1993	1,466
1994	1,215
1995	827
1996	1,227
1997	1,088
1998	885
1999	846
2000	1,225
2001	1,242
2002	875
2003	1,649
2004	1,148
2005	997
2006	1,757
2007	1,262
2008	1,057
2009	1,069
2010	1,627
2011	1,907
2012	822
2013	648
2014	783
2015	559
2016	760
2017	517
2018	873
2019	786
2020	514
2021	506
2022	707
2023	629
2024	798
2025	917
2026	788

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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 10	321
10 to 20	52
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1