Weather Records on 16 August 1923

135 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1923. Highest significance: Tobolsk, RU.

Key Facts for 16 August 1923

On 16 August 1923, 135 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 134 daily.
Tobolsk set a daily record precipitation of 34.5 mm (1.4 in) on 16 August 1923.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

135 stations

135 station records on 16 August 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kongal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

135 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 25.

Records on 16 August 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	25
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 134.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

99 broken records

Margins by which the 99 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1923

Top 20 records on 16 August 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1923	Tobolsk, RU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1923	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1923	Steffenville, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1923	Hebron, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1923	Cooperstown, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1923	Morgantown 1, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1923	Genoa, IT	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1923	Iowa Falls, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1923	Cowes, AU	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1923	Storlien, SE	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1923	Kongal, AU	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1923	Astrakan, RU	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1923	St Charles Elm Pt, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1923	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1923	New Westminster, CA	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1923	Bancroft, CA	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1923	Tbilisi, GE	daily low min	11.8 C (53.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1923	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1923	Lakefield, CA	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	42 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1923	Colby, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	26 years	18 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 135 records.

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

Records on 08-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	2
1811	1
1827	1
1833	1
1835	1
1838	1
1841	1
1844	2
1850	1
1856	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	5
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1882	2
1883	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1890	5
1891	2
1893	6
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	4
1898	6
1899	2
1900	3
1901	7
1902	5
1903	12
1904	9
1905	9
1906	11
1907	20
1908	31
1909	25
1910	14
1911	16
1912	30
1913	88
1914	10
1915	32
1916	147
1917	27
1918	72
1919	13
1920	144
1921	42
1922	148
1923	135
1924	139
1925	92
1926	165
1927	314
1928	207
1929	509
1930	158
1931	336
1932	348
1933	260
1934	504
1935	496
1936	728
1937	818
1938	700
1939	340
1940	287
1941	371
1942	447
1943	579
1944	467
1945	370
1946	313
1947	477
1948	342
1949	345
1950	305
1951	423
1952	552
1953	558
1954	648
1955	558
1956	413
1957	402
1958	1,013
1959	354
1960	518
1961	866
1962	423
1963	897
1964	831
1965	565
1966	433
1967	829
1968	824
1969	684
1970	386
1971	641
1972	997
1973	592
1974	689
1975	766
1976	1,153
1977	831
1978	835
1979	1,698
1980	855
1981	766
1982	516
1983	1,251
1984	662
1985	1,063
1986	811
1987	1,120
1988	1,594
1989	730
1990	702
1991	601
1992	2,027
1993	820
1994	1,075
1995	1,542
1996	678
1997	1,284
1998	865
1999	697
2000	873
2001	1,136
2002	1,258
2003	1,220
2004	1,239
2005	813
2006	894
2007	1,442
2008	1,183
2009	1,128
2010	1,239
2011	896
2012	670
2013	770
2014	640
2015	841
2016	786
2017	672
2018	412
2019	430
2020	1,382
2021	825
2022	1,145
2023	1,354
2024	765
2025	661
2026	661

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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	82
5 to 10	11
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	2