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Weather Records on 23 August 1912

44 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1912. Highest significance: Ljungby, SE.

Key Facts for 23 August 1912

  • On 23 August 1912, 44 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 43 daily.
  • Ljungby set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 23 August 1912.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

44 stations
Weather records on 23 August 1912 44 station records on 23 August 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
44 station records on 23 August 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 August 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
LjungbySwedenRecord daily precipitation32.0 mm (1.3 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
KerkwerveNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation39.5 mm (1.6 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation35.0 mm (1.4 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
KazalinskKazakhstanRecord daily precipitation6.5 mm (0.26 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
HoofddorpNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation26.5 mm (1.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord low minimum temperature5.9 C (42.6 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record high minimum temperature10.2 C (50.4 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord low maximum temperature12.6 C (54.7 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord low maximum temperature14.7 C (58.5 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
RoermondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation24.7 mm (1.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
ZametchinoRussiaRecord daily precipitation9.8 mm (0.39 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Stuarts CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.8 mm (0.03 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonCanadaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord low minimum temperature4.5 C (40.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord low maximum temperature14.5 C (58.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation34.7 mm (1.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord low maximum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
HelmondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord low minimum temperature7.5 C (45.5 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
RegensburgGermanyRecord low maximum temperature14.2 C (57.6 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
ScheveningenNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation36.2 mm (1.4 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
WarburtonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord daily precipitation33.6 mm (1.3 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)GermanyRecord low maximum temperature12.3 C (54.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord low maximum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord daily precipitation24.7 mm (1.0 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
WinterswijkNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord low maximum temperature14.1 C (57.4 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord low maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandra (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
RegensburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord low maximum temperature11.0 C (51.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord low maximum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

44 records
Records on 23 August 1912 by type Records set or tied on 23 August 1912 by type: Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 19. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 18Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 19Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 August 1912 by type: Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 19.
Records on 23 August 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum18
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall19
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 August 1912 by timescale Records on 23 August 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 43. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 43all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 August 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 43.
Records on 23 August 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily43

How Much Records Were Beaten By

37 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 August 1912 Margins by which the 37 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.5. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 2: 172 to 4: 104 to 6: 26 to 8: 58 to 10: 210 to 12: 012 to 14: 014 to 16: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 1414 to 16
Margins by which the 37 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 August 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 217
2 to 410
4 to 62
6 to 85
8 to 102
10 to 120
12 to 140
14 to 161

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1912
Top 20 records on 23 August 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 August 1912Ljungby, SEdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)12 years27 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1912Kerkwerve, NLmonthly rain39.5 mm (1.6 in)6.5 mm (0.26 in)6 years26 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1912Putten (Gld), NLdaily rain35.0 mm (1.4 in)8.5 mm (0.33 in)31 years26 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1912Kazalinsk, KZdaily rain6.5 mm (0.26 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)15 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1912Hoofddorp, NLdaily rain26.5 mm (1.0 in)9.0 mm (0.35 in)4 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1912St. Petersburg, RUdaily low min5.9 C (42.6 F)2.4 C (4.3 F)23 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1912Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily high min10.2 C (50.4 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)4 years17 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1912Munchen-Nymphenburg, DEdaily low max12.6 C (54.7 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1912Freiburg, DEdaily low max14.7 C (58.5 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)15 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1912Roermond, NLdaily rain24.7 mm (1.0 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)4 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1912Zametchino, RUdaily rain9.8 mm (0.39 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)7 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1912Stuarts Creek, AUdaily rain0.8 mm (0.03 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)34 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1912Southampton, CAdaily low max16.1 C (61.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1912Hamilton, CAdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)13 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1912Hohenpeissenberg, DEdaily low min4.5 C (40.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1912Kristianstad, SEdaily low max14.5 C (58.1 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1912Galway, IEdaily low max15.0 C (59.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1912Halmstad, SEdaily rain34.7 mm (1.4 in)5.2 mm (0.20 in)9 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1912Hohenpeissenberg, DEdaily low max8.0 C (46.4 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)8 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1912Helmond, NLdaily rain31.5 mm (1.2 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)4 years12 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 1912
Records on 08-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1912. 1912 had 44 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 1912. 1912 had 44 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).