Weather Records on 9 August 1923

73 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 August 1923. Highest significance: Ashwood, US.

Key Facts for 9 August 1923

On 9 August 1923, 73 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 73 daily.
Ashwood set a daily record precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 9 August 1923.
Across 156 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

73 stations

73 station records on 9 August 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 August 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Killalpaninna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Overland Corner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Blinkbonnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

73 records

Records set or tied on 9 August 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 28.

Records on 9 August 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	28
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 August 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 73.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

53 broken records

Margins by which the 53 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.

Top 20 by Significance

9 August 1923

Top 20 records on 9 August 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 August 1923	Ashwood, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1923	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1923	Paris Stp, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1923	Hohenwald, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1923	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1923	Fillmore, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	9 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1923	Port Stanley, CA	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1923	Mahackala, RU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1923	Yarmouth, CA	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	34 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1923	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	17 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1923	Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN, AU	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	37 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1923	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily high max	26.6 C (79.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	36 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1923	Killalpaninna, AU	daily rain	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	37 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1923	Astrakan, RU	daily low min	13.8 C (56.8 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1923	Sevastopol',Mgs, UA	daily rain	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	37 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1923	Corning, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1923	Laramie, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	13 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1923	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	28 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1923	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1923	Havre Wb City, US	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	9 years	14 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

1798 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1923. 1923 had 73 records.

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

Records on 08-09 in each year
Year	Records
1798	2
1800	1
1838	1
1845	3
1856	1
1859	3
1861	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1881	3
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	12
1899	4
1900	8
1901	3
1902	3
1903	6
1904	9
1905	5
1906	15
1907	9
1908	9
1909	51
1910	16
1911	44
1912	47
1913	76
1914	21
1915	61
1916	37
1917	46
1918	210
1919	49
1920	289
1921	36
1922	70
1923	73
1924	143
1925	307
1926	142
1927	391
1928	220
1929	127
1930	570
1931	399
1932	194
1933	250
1934	654
1935	587
1936	519
1937	351
1938	379
1939	480
1940	455
1941	372
1942	527
1943	366
1944	647
1945	365
1946	307
1947	544
1948	440
1949	715
1950	407
1951	405
1952	317
1953	363
1954	377
1955	433
1956	278
1957	347
1958	417
1959	453
1960	459
1961	347
1962	636
1963	500
1964	755
1965	632
1966	568
1967	457
1968	1,037
1969	527
1970	751
1971	543
1972	1,089
1973	547
1974	660
1975	790
1976	883
1977	453
1978	784
1979	630
1980	945
1981	941
1982	935
1983	839
1984	683
1985	714
1986	509
1987	927
1988	625
1989	2,082
1990	799
1991	988
1992	1,699
1993	702
1994	1,097
1995	1,417
1996	864
1997	1,446
1998	969
1999	1,370
2000	1,237
2001	1,485
2002	1,167
2003	1,344
2004	941
2005	1,001
2006	828
2007	1,687
2008	667
2009	1,028
2010	1,393
2011	1,177
2012	843
2013	761
2014	531
2015	595
2016	634
2017	773
2018	972
2019	717
2020	643
2021	523
2022	793
2023	820
2024	952
2025	799
2026	1,019

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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	38
5 to 10	8
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1