Weather Records on 23 April 1997

1,024 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 1997. Highest significance: Statesville 2 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 23 April 1997

On 23 April 1997, 1,024 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
351 were record highs and 327 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 986 daily.
Statesville 2 NNE set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 23 April 1997.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

1,024 stations

1,024 station records on 23 April 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 April 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Villanueva	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	144.0 cm (56.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lybrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nanuque-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Cecil Fld NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emgcewe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record snow depth	75.0 cm (29.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burbank Valley Pump Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Porterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Myakka Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Venadero (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corrales	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tacotan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quitupan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Rusio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ankenes	Norway	Record snow depth	124.0 cm (48.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dzardzan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Isparta	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ojai	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ruxton Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
High Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Creek Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record snow depth	213.0 cm (83.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pjatigorsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Havraryd_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hemavan	Sweden	Record snow depth	187.0 cm (73.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kastamonu	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Helvecia (Efbm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Suhana	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blaikliden	Sweden	Record snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,024 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 194, Lowest daily maximum 151, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 176, Heaviest daily rainfall 287, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 23 April 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	194
Lowest daily maximum	151
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	176
Heaviest daily rainfall	287
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 23 April 1997 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 36, daily 986.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

871 broken records

Margins by which the 871 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 710.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 1997

Top 20 records on 23 April 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 1997	Statesville 2 NNE, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1997	Drain, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1997	Wolfridge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	90 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1997	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1997	Villanueva, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1997	Krakmo, NO	daily snow depth	144.0 cm (56.7 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1997	Grangeville, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1997	Andarai, BR	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	93.1 mm (3.7 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1997	Sotchi, RU	daily high min	19.8 C (67.6 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1997	Jacksonville Beach, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1997	Wellington, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1997	Lybrook, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1997	Nanuque-Montante, BR	daily rain	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1997	Lexington, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1997	Jacksonville Cecil Fld NAS, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1997	Kisinev, MD	daily low max	4.3 C (39.7 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1997	Federal Pt, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1997	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1997	Mill Holme, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1997	Emgcewe (Bos), ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	62 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1997. 1997 had 1,024 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	844
100 to 200	14
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1