Weather Records on 1 August 1923

203 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 August 1923. Highest significance: Stockholm, SE.

Key Facts for 1 August 1923

On 1 August 1923, 203 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 195 daily.
Stockholm set a daily record precipitation of 52.6 mm (2.1 in) on 1 August 1923.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

203 stations

203 station records on 1 August 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 August 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stockholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tarlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sale Mercury Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coromandel Valley (Branden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Earlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nunong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ardrossan (Winulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Australia Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roseworthy Agric College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia Sheedy Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gawler Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamley Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Bridge (Tepko)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roseworthy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gawler (Loos)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda Water Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

203 records

Records set or tied on 1 August 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 97.

Records on 1 August 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	97
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 August 1923 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 195.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

169 broken records

Margins by which the 169 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 August 1923

Top 20 records on 1 August 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 August 1923	Stockholm, SE	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1923	Stratford, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1923	Clydebank, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1923	Tarlee, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1923	Sale, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1923	Sale Mercury Office, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1923	Riverton, AU	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1923	Balaklava, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1923	Port Victoria, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1923	Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water, AU	monthly rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1923	Mount Wedge, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1923	Maffra Shire Hall, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1923	Rosedale, AU	monthly rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1923	Minlaton, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1923	Kingston, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1923	Tartu, EE	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1923	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1923	Coromandel Valley (Branden), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1923	Earlington, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1923	Marrabel, AU	monthly rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	22 years	26 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

1797 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1923. 1923 had 203 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1816	2
1829	1
1833	1
1834	2
1836	1
1838	1
1842	1
1851	1
1856	1
1858	3
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1886	2
1887	1
1890	1
1891	7
1892	4
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	1
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	19
1904	10
1905	12
1906	18
1907	13
1908	18
1909	15
1910	30
1911	46
1912	49
1913	25
1914	17
1915	49
1916	16
1917	108
1918	55
1919	32
1920	101
1921	87
1922	44
1923	203
1924	93
1925	281
1926	252
1927	266
1928	132
1929	161
1930	252
1931	362
1932	408
1933	487
1934	448
1935	547
1936	636
1937	492
1938	523
1939	335
1940	333
1941	341
1942	388
1943	398
1944	410
1945	975
1946	336
1947	401
1948	354
1949	324
1950	552
1951	420
1952	391
1953	565
1954	462
1955	796
1956	441
1957	270
1958	389
1959	352
1960	677
1961	404
1962	602
1963	270
1964	883
1965	669
1966	383
1967	250
1968	625
1969	453
1970	482
1971	1,135
1972	609
1973	766
1974	526
1975	915
1976	886
1977	636
1978	706
1979	580
1980	906
1981	668
1982	742
1983	931
1984	532
1985	987
1986	846
1987	999
1988	880
1989	1,301
1990	927
1991	740
1992	1,024
1993	907
1994	1,217
1995	1,513
1996	1,118
1997	904
1998	1,281
1999	1,707
2000	1,020
2001	1,079
2002	1,249
2003	1,155
2004	740
2005	878
2006	1,655
2007	746
2008	795
2009	932
2010	1,182
2011	1,191
2012	850
2013	542
2014	853
2015	864
2016	499
2017	758
2018	987
2019	479
2020	838
2021	1,009
2022	915
2023	627
2024	879
2025	785
2026	1,085

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Data for records on 1923-08-01: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	139
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2