Home Years 1923 Weather Records in 1923: Year in Review 49,457 weather records were set or tied in 1923, including 13,999 temperature record highs and 13,786 record lows, and 17,267 of them still stand.
Data as of 2026-10-12 . Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).
Previous: 1922 Next: 1924 49,457 weather records were set or tied in 1923, including 13,999 record highs and 13,786 record lows of maximum and minimum temperature. 17,267 of the 49,457 records set in 1923 still stand (34.9%). June 1923 had the most records: 6,712. United States had the most records in 1923: 24,383, with 9,656 highs and 9,251 lows. 3,168 stations had a full year of temperature data in 1923, so counts differ between years partly because the number of reporting stations does. Record highs and record lows set or tied in 1923 Record highs 13,999 Record lows 13,786
Records set in 1923 that still stand or have since been beaten Still stand 17,267 (34.9%) Since beaten or tied 32,190 (65.1%)
A record stands until a later observation beats or ties it, as of 2026-10-12.
Records set or tied in 1923 by type Record daily precipitation 20,517 Record high minimum temperature 7,576 Record low minimum temperature 7,479 Record high maximum temperature 6,423 Record low maximum temperature 6,307 Record daily snowfall 831 Record snow depth 324
Records set or tied in 1923 by timescale Daily 47,662 Monthly 1,709 All-time 86
Records set or tied in each month of 1923 Weather records set or tied in each calendar month of 1923, all types together. 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Weather records set or tied in each calendar month of 1923, all types together. Records set or tied in each month of 1923 Month Records Jan 2,947 Feb 2,408 Mar 5,012 Apr 3,523 May 4,040 Jun 6,712 Jul 4,685 Aug 3,738 Sep 3,928 Oct 3,726 Nov 3,110 Dec 5,628
Countries with the most records set or tied in 1923 Country Records Highs Lows United States 24,383 9,656 9,251 Australia 12,642 684 479 Canada 4,521 1,441 1,792 Germany 1,952 730 564 Sweden 1,372 341 585 South Africa 1,262 0 0 Russia 969 415 187 Algeria 599 152 364 Denmark 300 110 138 Austria 189 125 54 Ukraine 169 57 29 United Kingdom 159 69 77 Tunisia 142 42 80 Netherlands 102 0 0 Ireland 93 13 59
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) ) Data as of 2026-10-12. Records are computed by this site and are not official. Counts depend on how many stations reported.