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Weather Records on 23 August 1909

10 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1909. Highest significance: Melbourne Regional Office, AU.

Key Facts for 23 August 1909

  • On 23 August 1909, 10 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 10 daily.
  • Melbourne Regional Office set a daily record low maximum temperature of 11.3 C (52.3 F) on 23 August 1909.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

10 stations
Weather records on 23 August 1909 10 station records on 23 August 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
10 station records on 23 August 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 August 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature11.3 C (52.3 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
KerkwerveNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation25.5 mm (1.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Mount PooleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord daily precipitation25.0 mm (1.0 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature9.7 C (49.5 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord low maximum temperature15.4 C (59.7 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

10 records
Records on 23 August 1909 by type Records set or tied on 23 August 1909 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 01234Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 August 1909 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 23 August 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 August 1909 by timescale Records on 23 August 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 10all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 August 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10.
Records on 23 August 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily10

How Much Records Were Beaten By

8 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 August 1909 Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3.7. Ties are not counted. 01230.0 to 0.5: 30.5 to 1.0: 01.0 to 1.5: 31.5 to 2.0: 02.0 to 2.5: 12.5 to 3.0: 03.0 to 3.5: 03.5 to 4.0: 10.0 to 0.50.5 to 1.01.0 to 1.51.5 to 2.02.0 to 2.52.5 to 3.03.0 to 3.53.5 to 4.0
Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 August 1909
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.53
0.5 to 1.00
1.0 to 1.53
1.5 to 2.00
2.0 to 2.51
2.5 to 3.00
3.0 to 3.50
3.5 to 4.01

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1909
Top 10 records on 23 August 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 August 1909Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low max11.3 C (52.3 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1909Kerkwerve, NLdaily rain25.5 mm (1.0 in)3.7 mm (0.15 in)14 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1909Wilmington Wb City, USdaily low min15.6 C (60.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)20 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1909Mount Poole, AUdaily rain1.3 mm (0.05 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1909Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)19 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1909Clare Post Office, AUdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1909Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min9.7 C (49.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)10 years8 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1909Kremsmuenster, ATdaily low max15.4 C (59.7 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)12 years6 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1909Hohenpeissenberg, DEdaily low min (Tie)5.6 C (42.1 F)tie23 years2 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1909Washington, USdaily low min (Tie)11.7 C (53.1 F)tie20 years2 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 1909
Records on 08-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1909. 1909 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 1909. 1909 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).