Weather Records on 7 August 1923

101 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 1923. Highest significance: Wollongong Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 7 August 1923

On 7 August 1923, 101 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 100 daily.
Wollongong Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 46.2 mm (1.8 in) on 7 August 1923.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

101 stations

101 station records on 7 August 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 August 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta (Paratoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bondi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stewarts Brook Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

101 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 47.

Records on 7 August 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	47
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 August 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 100.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

87 broken records

Margins by which the 87 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 1923

Top 20 records on 7 August 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 1923	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1923	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1923	Algona, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1923	Crown St. Reservoir, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1923	Halls Gap, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1923	Grundy Ctr, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1923	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	47 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1923	Toronto, CA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1923	Prospect Reservoir, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1923	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1923	Syktyvkar, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1923	Yunta (Paratoo), AU	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1923	Stanton, US	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1923	Beloit, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1923	Laghouat, DZ	daily rain	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1923	Bondi, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1923	Falun, SE	daily rain	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	42 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1923	Las Animas, US	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	25 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1923	Branxton Post Office, AU	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	25 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1923	Stewarts Brook Composite, AU	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	17 years	17 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

1808 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1923. 1923 had 101 records.

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

Records on 08-07 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1812	1
1815	1
1816	1
1817	1
1833	2
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1857	3
1858	1
1859	2
1861	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1870	2
1875	1
1876	5
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1889	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	6
1901	3
1902	5
1903	17
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	10
1908	13
1909	11
1910	1
1911	36
1912	31
1913	39
1914	24
1915	40
1916	50
1917	21
1918	108
1919	36
1920	36
1921	55
1922	61
1923	101
1924	128
1925	81
1926	115
1927	109
1928	188
1929	181
1930	486
1931	357
1932	249
1933	310
1934	608
1935	507
1936	286
1937	446
1938	568
1939	561
1940	271
1941	305
1942	340
1943	601
1944	332
1945	882
1946	500
1947	461
1948	756
1949	587
1950	541
1951	562
1952	556
1953	378
1954	589
1955	536
1956	321
1957	868
1958	571
1959	356
1960	344
1961	356
1962	718
1963	522
1964	446
1965	552
1966	400
1967	701
1968	600
1969	523
1970	652
1971	969
1972	1,172
1973	568
1974	746
1975	1,177
1976	1,168
1977	617
1978	1,210
1979	559
1980	871
1981	855
1982	727
1983	1,207
1984	840
1985	1,088
1986	544
1987	1,146
1988	897
1989	1,472
1990	1,625
1991	1,217
1992	1,236
1993	1,040
1994	1,262
1995	1,521
1996	1,107
1997	1,460
1998	1,183
1999	950
2000	871
2001	1,386
2002	907
2003	1,244
2004	1,400
2005	882
2006	923
2007	1,309
2008	918
2009	1,121
2010	1,098
2011	1,282
2012	688
2013	665
2014	501
2015	1,027
2016	505
2017	954
2018	636
2019	609
2020	605
2021	397
2022	880
2023	1,221
2024	835
2025	733
2026	1,047

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

Margin	Records
0 to 5	56
5 to 10	18
10 to 15	6
15 to 20	4
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	2
30 to 35	1