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Weather Records on 23 August 1901

10 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1901. Highest significance: Eden (Caravan Park), AU.

Key Facts for 23 August 1901

  • On 23 August 1901, 10 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 10 daily.
  • Eden (Caravan Park) set a daily record precipitation of 51.8 mm (2.0 in) on 23 August 1901.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

10 stations
Weather records on 23 August 1901 10 station records on 23 August 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
10 station records on 23 August 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 August 1901: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Eden (Caravan Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation51.8 mm (2.0 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma Lambie StreetAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation2.6 mm (0.10 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily precipitation47.2 mm (1.9 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature34.7 C (94.5 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

10 records
Records on 23 August 1901 by type Records set or tied on 23 August 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 5. 0246Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 August 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 5.
Records on 23 August 1901 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 August 1901 by timescale Records on 23 August 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 10all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 August 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10.
Records on 23 August 1901 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily10

How Much Records Were Beaten By

10 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 August 1901 Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.4. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 10: 710 to 20: 220 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 August 1901
MarginRecords
0 to 107
10 to 202
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1901
Top 10 records on 23 August 1901 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 August 1901Eden (Caravan Park), AUdaily rain51.8 mm (2.0 in)44.4 mm (1.7 in)8 years45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1901Cooma Lambie Street, AUdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)6 years36 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1901Gabo Island Lighthouse, AUdaily rain24.4 mm (1.0 in)18.3 mm (0.7 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1901Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily rain2.6 mm (0.10 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)48 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1901Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily high min22.2 C (72.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)37 years17 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1901Montreal McGill, CAdaily high min21.1 C (70.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1901Gravenhurst, CAdaily rain47.2 mm (1.9 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)2 years9 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1901Toronto, CAdaily high min20.0 C (68.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)2 years7 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1901Hambantota, LKdaily high max34.7 C (94.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)6 years6 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1901Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily high min24.4 C (75.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)2 years6 of 100 (Routine)

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

1802 to 1901
Records on 08-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1901. 1901 had 10 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001802: 11805: 11813: 21816: 21817: 11818: 11829: 11839: 31840: 11846: 11847: 11848: 11853: 21857: 11858: 11864: 11867: 11869: 11870: 11871: 11874: 21877: 21881: 11882: 21883: 11884: 21886: 11887: 21890: 31891: 41892: 41893: 41894: 21895: 31896: 61897: 11898: 81899: 81900: 21901: 101902: 91903: 91904: 61905: 81906: 271907: 151908: 181909: 101910: 151911: 231912: 441913: 91914: 231915: 631916: 231917: 261918: 911919: 241920: 1021921: 2801922: 581923: 2841924: 1271925: 1821926: 991927: 1981928: 1961929: 2401930: 4321931: 4121932: 2111933: 3421934: 3081935: 2201936: 9801937: 5221938: 6541939: 4391940: 5351941: 3751942: 5401943: 5051944: 5781945: 3381946: 4161947: 1,0711948: 5941949: 4561950: 4611951: 3471952: 4561953: 2921954: 4381955: 3751956: 5011957: 6451958: 4021959: 4941960: 8061961: 6441962: 3641963: 3801964: 7241965: 3571966: 8021967: 5411968: 1,3841969: 7281970: 5181971: 6101972: 6141973: 6501974: 6121975: 6271976: 7031977: 5571978: 5771979: 4591980: 5521981: 6631982: 7131983: 1,2641984: 8621985: 1,1871986: 8391987: 1,1191988: 1,6041989: 9021990: 6611991: 6971992: 1,2911993: 7961994: 7381995: 1,2121996: 1,1611997: 1,5991998: 1,1381999: 8022000: 9362001: 8342002: 9312003: 1,1032004: 8622005: 7862006: 7282007: 1,5132008: 9662009: 1,2412010: 1,2442011: 1,4122012: 6882013: 3972014: 9602015: 6732016: 5952017: 5432018: 4792019: 4452020: 1,0932021: 6292022: 7812023: 1,2872024: 1,1502025: 1,2952026: 5921802186918961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1901. 1901 had 10 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-23 in each year
YearRecords
18021
18051
18132
18162
18171
18181
18291
18393
18401
18461
18471
18481
18532
18571
18581
18641
18671
18691
18701
18711
18742
18772
18811
18822
18831
18842
18861
18872
18903
18914
18924
18934
18942
18953
18966
18971
18988
18998
19002
190110
19029
19039
19046
19058
190627
190715
190818
190910
191015
191123
191244
19139
191423
191563
191623
191726
191891
191924
1920102
1921280
192258
1923284
1924127
1925182
192699
1927198
1928196
1929240
1930432
1931412
1932211
1933342
1934308
1935220
1936980
1937522
1938654
1939439
1940535
1941375
1942540
1943505
1944578
1945338
1946416
19471,071
1948594
1949456
1950461
1951347
1952456
1953292
1954438
1955375
1956501
1957645
1958402
1959494
1960806
1961644
1962364
1963380
1964724
1965357
1966802
1967541
19681,384
1969728
1970518
1971610
1972614
1973650
1974612
1975627
1976703
1977557
1978577
1979459
1980552
1981663
1982713
19831,264
1984862
19851,187
1986839
19871,119
19881,604
1989902
1990661
1991697
19921,291
1993796
1994738
19951,212
19961,161
19971,599
19981,138
1999802
2000936
2001834
2002931
20031,103
2004862
2005786
2006728
20071,513
2008966
20091,241
20101,244
20111,412
2012688
2013397
2014960
2015673
2016595
2017543
2018479
2019445
20201,093
2021629
2022781
20231,287
20241,150
20251,295
2026592

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).