Weather Records on 23 April 2023

980 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 2023. Highest significance: Oostvoorne, NL.

Key Facts for 23 April 2023

On 23 April 2023, 980 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 546 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 961 daily.
Oostvoorne set a daily record precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 23 April 2023.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

980 stations

980 station records on 23 April 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 April 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oostvoorne	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Dirksland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ouddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Haamstede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bergen (Nh)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Brouwershaven	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Middelburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
St Kruis	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Delft	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Zaandam (Hembrug)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Roelofarendsveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Weesp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lisse	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nieuw Helvoet	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Goedereede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville-Stowe State AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Heemstede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Obdam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Boskoop	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lijnden (Nh)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Afton	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Baggs	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hoogwoud	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pineview Dam	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Zandvoort	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Strijen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bern	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
West Beemster	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lelystad_(Eendenweg)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Medemblik	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zeewolde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wijk_Aan_Zee_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

980 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 300, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 246, Heaviest daily rainfall 314, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 23 April 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	300
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	246
Heaviest daily rainfall	314
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 23 April 2023 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 961.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

831 broken records

Margins by which the 831 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 609.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 2023

Top 20 records on 23 April 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 2023	Oostvoorne, NL	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 April 2023	Lifton Pumping STN, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	100 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 April 2023	Dirksland, NL	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 April 2023	Ouddorp, NL	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 April 2023	Haamstede, NL	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 April 2023	Bergen (Nh), NL	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 April 2023	Brouwershaven, NL	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 April 2023	Middelburg, NL	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 April 2023	St Kruis, NL	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 April 2023	Delft, NL	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 April 2023	Zaandam (Hembrug), NL	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 April 2023	Roelofarendsveen, NL	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 April 2023	Weesp, NL	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 April 2023	Lisse, NL	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 April 2023	Nieuw Helvoet, NL	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 April 2023	Goedereede, NL	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2023	Morrisville-Stowe State AP, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2023	Heemstede, NL	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2023	Obdam, NL	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2023	Boskoop, NL	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	56 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2023. 2023 had 980 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	815
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1