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Weather Records on 23 August 1915

63 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1915. Highest significance: Streaky Bay, AU.

Key Facts for 23 August 1915

  • On 23 August 1915, 63 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 62 daily.
  • Streaky Bay set a daily record precipitation of 40.9 mm (1.6 in) on 23 August 1915.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

63 stations
Weather records on 23 August 1915 63 station records on 23 August 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
63 station records on 23 August 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 August 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Streaky BayAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.9 mm (1.6 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Rupanyup (Lallat Plains)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
PoplitahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
UccleBelgiumRecord low minimum temperature6.8 C (44.2 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
GunneeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.0 mm (1.1 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Lerida)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
GraginAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Purnanga)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tongo)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
EudundaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tarella)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BrewonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MaitlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
GoorimpaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Rsl)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
MombaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Normanton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.5 mm (0.02 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee (Weinteriga)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
EllistonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.0 mm (1.3 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
YardeaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
TilchaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord low minimum temperature9.5 C (49.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
NocolecheAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature14.2 C (57.6 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
CathcartSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation1.5 mm (0.06 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie Mail AgencyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Brenda)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
DunlopAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Howlong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring (Urisino)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
TeryawyniaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Binya (Merribee)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
MoontaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Billilla)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Bindara (Netley)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
MarfieldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
ManerooAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Mumblebone)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
GnaltaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
DimboolaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord daily precipitation2.4 mm (0.09 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Moorara)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord high maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
KazanRussiaRecord daily precipitation6.8 mm (0.27 in)4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

63 records
Records on 23 August 1915 by type Records set or tied on 23 August 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 52. 0204060Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 52Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 August 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 52.
Records on 23 August 1915 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall52
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 August 1915 by timescale Records on 23 August 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 62. 020406080all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 62all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 August 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 62.
Records on 23 August 1915 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily62

How Much Records Were Beaten By

60 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 August 1915 Margins by which the 60 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.6. Ties are not counted. 0102030400 to 5: 365 to 10: 1110 to 15: 715 to 20: 220 to 25: 325 to 30: 030 to 35: 035 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 60 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 August 1915
MarginRecords
0 to 536
5 to 1011
10 to 157
15 to 202
20 to 253
25 to 300
30 to 350
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1915
Top 20 records on 23 August 1915 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 August 1915Streaky Bay, AUdaily rain40.9 mm (1.6 in)35.6 mm (1.4 in)23 years50 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1915Rupanyup (Lallat Plains), AUdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)21.6 mm (0.9 in)6 years42 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1915Poplitah, AUdaily rain25.7 mm (1.0 in)24.4 mm (1.0 in)23 years41 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1915Uccle, BEdaily low min6.8 C (44.2 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)75 years31 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1915Gunnee, AUdaily rain29.0 mm (1.1 in)17.3 mm (0.7 in)15 years26 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1915Cobar (Lerida), AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)15 years24 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1915Gragin, AUdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)15 years21 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1915White Cliffs (Purnanga), AUdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)20.6 mm (0.8 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1915White Cliffs (Tongo), AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1915Eudunda, AUdaily rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)12.5 mm (0.5 in)5 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1915White Cliffs (Tarella), AUdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1915Wilcannia (Mount Murchison), AUdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1915Stratford, CAdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)47 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1915Burra (Poonunda), AUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)10.6 mm (0.4 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1915Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead), AUdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1915Brewon, AUdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1915Swan Hill Post Office, AUdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1915Maitland, AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)28 years19 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1915Goorimpa, AUdaily rain12.4 mm (0.5 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)4 years19 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1915Tilpa (Tongo Road), AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)20 years18 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 1915
Records on 08-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1915. 1915 had 63 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 1915. 1915 had 63 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).