Weather Records on 23 April 2011

1,190 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 2011. Highest significance: Du Quoin 4 SE, US.

Key Facts for 23 April 2011

On 23 April 2011, 1,190 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
708 were record highs and 246 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,142 daily.
Du Quoin 4 SE set a daily record precipitation of 120.6 mm (4.7 in) on 23 April 2011.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

1,190 stations

1,190 station records on 23 April 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 April 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Dam 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uttaradit	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cynthiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cox City 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ljusnedal	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walters	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison Boone Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown 11 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Frankfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tionesta 2 SE Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	France	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Volborg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Girardeau Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Phrae	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville McAlpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boston 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,190 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 412, Lowest daily maximum 126, Highest daily minimum 296, Lowest daily minimum 120, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 23 April 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	412
Lowest daily maximum	126
Highest daily minimum	296
Lowest daily minimum	120
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 23 April 2011 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 45, daily 1,142.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

907 broken records

Margins by which the 907 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 2011

Top 20 records on 23 April 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 2011	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	daily rain	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	66 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 April 2011	Bangalore, IN	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 April 2011	Bowman, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	96 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 April 2011	Pogranichnyj, RU	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 April 2011	Ashland, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2011	Quincy Dam 21, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2011	Georgetown Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2011	Uttaradit, TH	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2011	Farmington, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2011	Cynthiana, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2011	Aurukun Shire Council, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2011	Henderson 8 SSW, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2011	Portsmouth-Sciotoville, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2011	Elliston, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2011	Torungen Fyr, NO	daily high min	8.7 C (47.7 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2011	Sveg, SE	daily high max	19.0 C (66.2 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2011	Ola, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	113 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2011	Waterloo, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2011	Cox City 2 NE, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2011	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high min	10.9 C (51.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	43 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2011. 2011 had 1,190 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 April 2011
Margin	Records
0 to 100	903
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1