Weather Records on 23 April 2015

511 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 2015. Highest significance: McKeesport, US.

Key Facts for 23 April 2015

On 23 April 2015, 511 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
214 were record highs and 164 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 486 daily.
McKeesport set a daily record precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 23 April 2015.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

511 stations

511 station records on 23 April 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 April 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
McKeesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa (Fools Haven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Club Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Rouchel (Mount View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mallacoota	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bradenton 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marrickville Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Peakhurst Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rookwood (Hawthorne Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seven Hills (Collins St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie (Finchley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cabbage Tree Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Turkey	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cann River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tulia	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marymia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Snowball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Airport AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wapengo Lake Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adiake	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marinette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Verona (Shiloh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Point Hicks (Lighthouse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prachuap Khiri Khan	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Gallegos Aero	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Truscott 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rubcovsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tulun	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brogo (Blanchards Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

511 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 126, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 23 April 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	126
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 23 April 2015 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 486.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

428 broken records

Margins by which the 428 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 2015

Top 20 records on 23 April 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 2015	McKeesport, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 April 2015	Eden (Timbillica), AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	89 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2015	Silver Lake Rs, US	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2015	Genoa (Fools Haven), AU	daily rain	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2015	Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge), AU	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2015	Club Terrace, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2015	Upper Rouchel (Mount View), AU	daily rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2015	Mallacoota, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2015	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	101 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2015	Bradenton 5 ESE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2015	Robertson (Caalong Street), AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	117 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2015	Marrickville Golf Club, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2015	Peakhurst Golf Club, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2015	Rookwood (Hawthorne Ave), AU	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2015	Seven Hills (Collins St), AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2015	Mittagong (Beatrice Street), AU	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	117 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2015	Craigie (Finchley), AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2015	Cabbage Tree Creek, AU	daily rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2015	Luling, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2015	Turkey, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	45 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2015. 2015 had 511 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 20	389
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1