Weather Records on 23 April 1951

426 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 1951. Highest significance: Wooleen, AU.

Key Facts for 23 April 1951

On 23 April 1951, 426 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 423 daily.
Wooleen set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 23 April 1951.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

426 stations

426 station records on 23 April 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 April 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wooleen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
South Holmwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hartebeespoort-Agrc.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Petrolina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cococi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Satyavedu	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	128.0 cm (50.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Enzelberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Reitz 36	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lavras da Mangabeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Serra Talhada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Acarape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Broederstroom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bagalkot	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Do Belmonte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Three Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Bento Do Una	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	161.0 cm (63.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record snow depth	124.0 cm (48.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Forquilha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	114.0 cm (44.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yandanooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wandiwash	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bronkhorstspruit (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlequah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	122.0 cm (48.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

426 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 150, Heaviest daily rainfall 206, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 23 April 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	150
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 23 April 1951 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 423.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

354 broken records

Margins by which the 354 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 680.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 1951

Top 20 records on 23 April 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 1951	Wooleen, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1951	Lake Pingrup, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1951	South Holmwood, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1951	Cumberland, ZA	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1951	Hartebeespoort-Agrc., ZA	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1951	Hot Springs 2, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1951	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1951	Petrolina, BR	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1951	Cococi, BR	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1951	Regensburg, DE	daily low min	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1951	Satyavedu, IN	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1951	Tuddal, NO	daily snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1951	Mykland, NO	daily snow depth	128.0 cm (50.4 in)	68.0 cm (26.8 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1951	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1951	Enzelberg, ZA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1951	Aseral, NO	daily snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	63.0 cm (24.8 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1951	Reitz 36, ZA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1951	Lavras da Mangabeira (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1951	Serra Talhada, BR	daily rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1951	Tshakhuma, ZA	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	32 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1951. 1951 had 426 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	342
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	2