Weather Records on 23 April 1981

1,124 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 1981. Highest significance: Perpignan, FR.

Key Facts for 23 April 1981

On 23 April 1981, 1,124 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
304 were record highs and 550 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,097 daily.
Perpignan set a daily record precipitation of 82.5 mm (3.2 in) on 23 April 1981.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

1,124 stations

1,124 station records on 23 April 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 April 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hinckley	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Itapebi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wyanga	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Salto (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mogi-Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Progreso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Candelaria	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cultus Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low maximum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Miamisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hardy A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Biscotasing	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valier	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kirkland Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chisos Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Olive 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rocksprings	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,124 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 293, Highest daily minimum 212, Lowest daily minimum 257, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 23 April 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	293
Highest daily minimum	212
Lowest daily minimum	257
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 23 April 1981 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 25, daily 1,097.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

957 broken records

Margins by which the 957 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 1981

Top 20 records on 23 April 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 1981	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1981	Uvalde, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1981	Hinckley, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1981	Juarez, MX	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1981	Brackettville, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1981	Karlshamn, SE	daily low min	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1981	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low min	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	105 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1981	Troy, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1981	Kristianstad, SE	daily low min	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	78 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1981	Grafton, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1981	Itapebi, BR	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1981	Cuatro Cienegas (Smn), MX	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1981	Wyanga, ZW	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1981	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily low min	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1981	El Salto (Smn), MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1981	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1981	Mogi-Mirim, BR	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1981	Progreso, MX	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1981	Candelaria, US	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1981	Perpignan, FR	daily low max	11.0 C (51.8 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	75 years	38 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1981. 1981 had 1,124 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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	912
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1