Weather Records on 23 April 2021

562 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 2021. Highest significance: Wanyuan, CN.

Key Facts for 23 April 2021

On 23 April 2021, 562 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 345 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 554 daily.
Wanyuan set a daily record precipitation of 106.4 mm (4.2 in) on 23 April 2021.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

562 stations

562 station records on 23 April 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 April 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wanyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pinnacle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Petford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Maraza	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Boyce 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Giddings 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Evelyn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Horse Shoe Bend	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pingliang	China	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lovanger	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lushi	China	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Allison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heyuan	China	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quicksand	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Harding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Almaden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Abiquiu Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waynoka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Magueyes Is	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benning Lawson Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Academy Aso	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Penang Intl	Malaysia	Record low minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laoag	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Polebridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Ted Stevens Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Aero	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Agzu	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waddington	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Van Buren 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Butler 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

562 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 127, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 218, Heaviest daily rainfall 90, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 23 April 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	127
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	218
Heaviest daily rainfall	90
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 23 April 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 554.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

431 broken records

Margins by which the 431 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 2021

Top 20 records on 23 April 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 2021	Wanyuan, CN	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 April 2021	Pinnacle, AU	monthly rain	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 April 2021	Petford, AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 April 2021	Maraza, AZ	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 April 2021	Cobar (Double Gates), AU	monthly rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 April 2021	Mount Surprise Township, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	87 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 April 2021	Boyce 3 WNW, US	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2021	Giddings 5E, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2021	Evelyn State Forest, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2021	Horse Shoe Bend, AU	daily rain	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2021	Pingliang, CN	monthly rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2021	Hardy, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	118 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2021	Emblem, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2021	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2021	Eldorado Springs, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2021	Melstone, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2021	Saltville 1N, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	94 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2021	Allerton, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	111 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2021	Trenton, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	111 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2021	Ravenna, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	119 years	41 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2021. 2021 had 562 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 April 2021
Margin	Records
0 to 20	398
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	3