Weather Records on 21 April 2023

886 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 April 2023. Highest significance: Woodruff, US.

Key Facts for 21 April 2023

On 21 April 2023, 886 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
188 were record highs and 409 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 881 daily.
Woodruff set a daily record snow depth of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 21 April 2023.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

886 stations

886 station records on 21 April 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 April 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Davenport	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Courtenay 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Halenanaho 1006	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pineview Dam	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lee Vining	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Afton	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bern	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil Butte	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Samburg Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Baggs	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown 11 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Taiyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thorhult	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wanyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fortuna 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hanzhong	China	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wright Patman Dm & Lk	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jiexiu	China	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sosnovo-Ozerskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.2 C (-4.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belcourt Keya Radio	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carrington 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cabot	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart 9 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Refuge	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nanchong	China	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

886 records

Records set or tied on 21 April 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 266, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 143, Heaviest daily rainfall 147, Heaviest daily snowfall 87, Deepest snow cover 55.

Records on 21 April 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	266
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	143
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	87
Deepest snow cover	55

Records on 21 April 2023 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 881.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

743 broken records

Margins by which the 743 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 April 2023

Top 20 records on 21 April 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 April 2023	Woodruff, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
21 April 2023	Davenport, US	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	112 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 April 2023	Lifton Pumping STN, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	86 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 April 2023	Saint Charles, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2023	Courtenay 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2023	Randolph, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	18 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2023	Halenanaho 1006, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2023	Pineview Dam, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2023	Lee Vining, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2023	Afton, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2023	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	104 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2023	Bern, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2023	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	94 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2023	Mc Henry 3W, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2023	Britton, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	98 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2023	Kealakekua 26.2, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	114 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2023	Fossil Butte, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2023	Pokegama Dam, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	106 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2023	Samburg Wr, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	94 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2023	Baggs, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	18 years	49 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

1793 to 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2023. 2023 had 886 records.

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

Records on 04-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1814	1
1820	1
1838	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	3
1854	1
1858	3
1861	2
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1870	1
1875	4
1876	2
1877	1
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	2
1888	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	2
1899	2
1900	7
1901	17
1902	7
1903	3
1904	10
1905	18
1906	5
1907	17
1908	25
1909	20
1910	33
1911	9
1912	22
1913	14
1914	220
1915	24
1916	64
1917	48
1918	84
1919	31
1920	85
1921	59
1922	70
1923	223
1924	119
1925	295
1926	148
1927	284
1928	269
1929	193
1930	127
1931	358
1932	304
1933	201
1934	497
1935	266
1936	277
1937	416
1938	295
1939	110
1940	462
1941	306
1942	285
1943	481
1944	261
1945	367
1946	448
1947	459
1948	365
1949	448
1950	529
1951	884
1952	665
1953	640
1954	527
1955	607
1956	497
1957	824
1958	329
1959	505
1960	889
1961	647
1962	319
1963	778
1964	1,125
1965	658
1966	756
1967	903
1968	655
1969	388
1970	728
1971	546
1972	593
1973	1,163
1974	528
1975	360
1976	452
1977	854
1978	735
1979	449
1980	1,934
1981	944
1982	1,075
1983	1,366
1984	1,231
1985	1,245
1986	977
1987	1,290
1988	898
1989	1,557
1990	1,463
1991	1,291
1992	1,763
1993	847
1994	859
1995	1,476
1996	788
1997	964
1998	876
1999	752
2000	921
2001	967
2002	1,312
2003	607
2004	586
2005	693
2006	761
2007	480
2008	1,327
2009	983
2010	805
2011	1,053
2012	687
2013	1,015
2014	393
2015	621
2016	587
2017	797
2018	862
2019	731
2020	397
2021	1,608
2022	433
2023	886
2024	754
2025	506
2026	853

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	705
100 to 200	24
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	1