Weather Records on 4 April 2023

2,058 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 2023. Highest significance: Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US.

Key Facts for 4 April 2023

On 4 April 2023, 2,058 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
410 were record highs and 1,174 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 236 monthly and 1,814 daily.
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs set a daily record snow depth of 76.2 cm (30.0 in) on 4 April 2023.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 4 April 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 April 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Wheaton	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Sugar City	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Manila	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Green Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Aspendell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	66 of 100 (Major)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pocatello Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Petersburg 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ipswich	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Carrington 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Richmond	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Brigham City Waste Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pineview Dam	United States	Record snow depth	144.8 cm (57.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Theresa 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.2 cm (18.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Flaming Gorge	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Radio Kvnu	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lingle 2WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Echo Dam	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bountiful Bench	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 5 SW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Provo Byu	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maybell	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Picabo	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Browns Valley	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,058 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 180, Lowest daily maximum 634, Highest daily minimum 230, Lowest daily minimum 540, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Heaviest daily snowfall 104, Deepest snow cover 200.

Records on 4 April 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	180
Lowest daily maximum	634
Highest daily minimum	230
Lowest daily minimum	540
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	104
Deepest snow cover	200

Records on 4 April 2023 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 236, daily 1,814.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,644 broken records

Margins by which the 1,644 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1067.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 April 2023

Top 20 records on 4 April 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 2023	Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	105 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
4 April 2023	Wheaton, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2023	Sugar City, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	105 years	73 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2023	Mayville, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	74 years	72 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2023	Manila, US	monthly snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	88 years	71 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2023	Green Rvr, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2023	Hot Springs, US	all-time snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	102 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2023	Aspendell, US	monthly low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	100 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2023	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	112 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2023	Lisbon, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2023	Faulkton, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	54 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2023	Milford, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2023	Rochelle 7ENE, US	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2023	Pocatello Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	74 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2023	Petersburg 2 N, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2023	Britton, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	70 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2023	Leo 6 SW, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2023	Ipswich, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2023	Jakutsk, RU	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 2023	Dzhikimda, RU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	58 years	20 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

1794 to 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2023. 2023 had 2,058 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-04 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1808	1
1809	1
1815	2
1819	1
1853	1
1857	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1891	1
1892	6
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	4
1900	7
1901	12
1902	2
1903	17
1904	6
1905	23
1906	7
1907	9
1908	20
1909	15
1910	48
1911	55
1912	25
1913	31
1914	13
1915	52
1916	65
1917	36
1918	37
1919	27
1920	89
1921	205
1922	39
1923	101
1924	51
1925	126
1926	206
1927	203
1928	625
1929	1,320
1930	86
1931	201
1932	193
1933	167
1934	656
1935	402
1936	714
1937	344
1938	201
1939	243
1940	392
1941	353
1942	537
1943	456
1944	975
1945	806
1946	459
1947	397
1948	202
1949	458
1950	1,044
1951	352
1952	348
1953	332
1954	742
1955	448
1956	426
1957	984
1958	492
1959	524
1960	756
1961	525
1962	308
1963	586
1964	675
1965	443
1966	469
1967	438
1968	640
1969	424
1970	438
1971	560
1972	695
1973	511
1974	1,356
1975	1,981
1976	353
1977	780
1978	497
1979	984
1980	690
1981	1,393
1982	1,251
1983	1,202
1984	762
1985	865
1986	810
1987	2,317
1988	1,119
1989	668
1990	826
1991	957
1992	1,270
1993	733
1994	726
1995	935
1996	699
1997	1,538
1998	931
1999	1,575
2000	1,371
2001	1,040
2002	989
2003	1,055
2004	782
2005	1,070
2006	911
2007	1,009
2008	860
2009	1,068
2010	758
2011	1,155
2012	830
2013	938
2014	705
2015	452
2016	795
2017	603
2018	1,196
2019	407
2020	914
2021	1,341
2022	1,014
2023	2,058
2024	966
2025	1,330
2026	894

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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 200	1,598
200 to 400	36
400 to 600	6
600 to 800	3
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1