Weather Records on 8 August 1923

70 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1923. Highest significance: St Louis Eads Brg, US.

Key Facts for 8 August 1923

On 8 August 1923, 70 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 69 daily.
St Louis Eads Brg set a daily record precipitation of 87.9 mm (3.5 in) on 8 August 1923.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

70 stations

70 station records on 8 August 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Pitt Town (the Manse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Deer Park	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

70 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 25.

Records on 8 August 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	25
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 69.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

54 broken records

Margins by which the 54 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1923

Top 20 records on 8 August 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 1923	St Louis Eads Brg, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1923	Mascoutah, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1923	Oberlin, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1923	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1923	Mahackala, RU	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1923	Palestine, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1923	Astoria, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1923	Fillmore, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	4 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1923	Guelph Oac, CA	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1923	Syracuse, US	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1923	Pointe Riche, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1923	Bloomington Normal, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1923	Geneva, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	10 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1923	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1923	Brewarrina (Talawanta), AU	daily rain	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	40 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1923	Paragonah, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	23 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1923	Menindee Post Office, AU	daily rain	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	38 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1923	Paris Stp, US	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	1 year	14 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1923	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	26 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1923	Ashland #2, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	18 years	13 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

1793 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1923. 1923 had 70 records.

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

Records on 08-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1815	1
1833	1
1843	1
1844	2
1845	1
1854	1
1859	3
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	3
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	3
1888	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1895	8
1896	2
1897	5
1898	10
1899	8
1900	11
1901	2
1902	2
1903	20
1904	13
1905	7
1906	9
1907	9
1908	13
1909	34
1910	5
1911	38
1912	57
1913	28
1914	7
1915	47
1916	39
1917	35
1918	160
1919	28
1920	138
1921	42
1922	74
1923	70
1924	99
1925	149
1926	190
1927	278
1928	252
1929	166
1930	801
1931	318
1932	234
1933	228
1934	734
1935	508
1936	359
1937	362
1938	855
1939	671
1940	333
1941	324
1942	614
1943	512
1944	352
1945	572
1946	349
1947	442
1948	543
1949	675
1950	516
1951	513
1952	305
1953	393
1954	558
1955	537
1956	273
1957	517
1958	496
1959	470
1960	399
1961	270
1962	567
1963	601
1964	467
1965	520
1966	598
1967	432
1968	868
1969	584
1970	703
1971	646
1972	1,073
1973	446
1974	726
1975	1,041
1976	1,202
1977	607
1978	976
1979	466
1980	919
1981	964
1982	711
1983	1,110
1984	619
1985	726
1986	575
1987	861
1988	733
1989	2,398
1990	1,124
1991	1,230
1992	1,267
1993	654
1994	1,009
1995	1,503
1996	814
1997	1,381
1998	1,304
1999	1,248
2000	961
2001	1,557
2002	1,059
2003	1,432
2004	1,115
2005	882
2006	842
2007	1,660
2008	834
2009	1,112
2010	1,254
2011	1,256
2012	754
2013	841
2014	542
2015	835
2016	560
2017	831
2018	731
2019	722
2020	894
2021	502
2022	711
2023	979
2024	774
2025	752
2026	1,000

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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 10	46
10 to 20	4
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1