Weather Records on 15 April 2023

912 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 2023. Highest significance: Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US.

Key Facts for 15 April 2023

On 15 April 2023, 912 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
442 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 889 daily.
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs set a daily record snow depth of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 15 April 2023.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

912 stations

912 station records on 15 April 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 April 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kamas	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Green Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pineview Dam	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dalyup Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tarcoola (Lake Everard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mount Eba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Laketown	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Afton	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Mahanewo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola (Mobella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Libus	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Baggs	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kokatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Martinroda	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kleiner Inselsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Osterfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lee Vining	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Dare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bern	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hiltaba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Luisenthal (Talsperre )	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fontenelle Dam	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna (Uworra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Schmucke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrulla (Pimbena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norton W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder Rearing STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Ive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

912 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 311, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 248, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 15 April 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	311
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	248
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 15 April 2023 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 20, daily 889.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

757 broken records

Margins by which the 757 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 711.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 April 2023

Top 20 records on 15 April 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 2023	Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	105 years	78 of 100 (Major)
15 April 2023	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
15 April 2023	Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	85 years	72 of 100 (Major)
15 April 2023	Yudnapinna, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	114 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 April 2023	Kamas, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 April 2023	Green Rvr, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	112 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 April 2023	Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak), AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 April 2023	Pineview Dam, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	70 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 April 2023	Dalyup Park, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 April 2023	Tarcoola (Lake Everard), AU	monthly rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 April 2023	Mount Eba, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 April 2023	Laketown, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2023	Chatham, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2023	Afton, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2023	Woomera (Mahanewo), AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2023	Tarcoola (Mobella), AU	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2023	Praha-Libus, CZ	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2023	Baggs, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2023	Blinman, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2023	Woomera (South Gap Station), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	114 years	53 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

1801 to 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2023. 2023 had 912 records.

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

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

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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	732
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	3
600 to 700	2
700 to 800	1