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Weather Records on 23 August 1916

23 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1916. Highest significance: Concord, US.

Key Facts for 23 August 1916

  • On 23 August 1916, 23 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 14 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 23 daily.
  • Concord set a daily record precipitation of 54.6 mm (2.1 in) on 23 August 1916.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

23 stations
Weather records on 23 August 1916 23 station records on 23 August 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
23 station records on 23 August 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 August 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
ConcordUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation54.6 mm (2.1 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
ZametchinoRussiaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature24.8 C (76.6 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature34.4 C (93.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord low minimum temperature15.4 C (59.7 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.9 C (93.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
WorcesterSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NWUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord low minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord low maximum temperature14.5 C (58.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NWUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill CoopUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord low maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
VinelandUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket StrongUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

23 records
Records on 23 August 1916 by type Records set or tied on 23 August 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 035810Highest daily maximum: 10Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 August 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 23 August 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum10
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 August 1916 by timescale Records on 23 August 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 23. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 23all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 August 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 23.
Records on 23 August 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily23

How Much Records Were Beaten By

15 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 August 1916 Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.2. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 125 to 10: 110 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 August 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 512
5 to 101
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1916
Top 20 records on 23 August 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 August 1916Concord, USdaily rain54.6 mm (2.1 in)29.2 mm (1.1 in)10 years31 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1916Zametchino, RUdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)13.6 mm (0.5 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1916Darwin Post Office, AUdaily high min24.8 C (76.6 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1916Philadelphia City, USdaily high max34.4 C (93.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)32 years19 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1916Hvar, HRdaily low min15.4 C (59.7 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)27 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1916World Trade Ctr, USdaily high max32.2 C (90.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)42 years17 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1916Portland Rfc City, USdaily high max33.9 C (93.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1916Worcester, ZAdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)2 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1916Prince Albert, CAdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)4 years8 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1916Portland, USdaily rain20.1 mm (0.8 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)14 years8 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1916Cape May 2 NW, USdaily high max31.1 C (88.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)13 years8 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1916Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily high max33.3 C (91.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)5 years8 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1916Jokkmokk, SEdaily low max11.1 C (52.0 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)10 years7 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1916Visby_Flygplats, SEdaily low min8.3 C (46.9 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)12 years6 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1916Boras, SEdaily low max14.5 C (58.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1916Concord, USdaily high max (Tie)33.3 C (91.9 F)tie35 years3 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1916Cape May 2 NW, USdaily high min (Tie)22.8 C (73.0 F)tie32 years3 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1916Blue Hill Coop, USdaily high max (Tie)30.6 C (87.1 F)tie17 years2 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1916Atlantic City Marina, USdaily high min (Tie)23.9 C (75.0 F)tie15 years2 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1916Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily high max (Tie)33.3 C (91.9 F)tie5 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 1916
Records on 08-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1916. 1916 had 23 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 1916. 1916 had 23 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).