Weather Records on 31 August 1923

63 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1923. Highest significance: Demopolis Lock 4, US.

Key Facts for 31 August 1923

On 31 August 1923, 63 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 62 daily.
Demopolis Lock 4 set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 31 August 1923.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

63 stations

63 station records on 31 August 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Demopolis Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Boston City WSO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

63 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 26.

Records on 31 August 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	26
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 62.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

46 broken records

Margins by which the 46 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1923

Top 20 records on 31 August 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 1923	Demopolis Lock 4, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1923	Nurnberg, DE	monthly low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1923	Algona, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1923	Fairmont, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1923	Viroqua, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1923	Austin #2, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1923	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1923	New Westminster, CA	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1923	Temple, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1923	Edmonton, CA	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	38 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1923	Maytown, AU	daily rain	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	38 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1923	Burlington, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	34 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1923	Banff, CA	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	29 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1923	Shenkursk, RU	daily rain	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	21 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1923	Orenburg, RU	daily rain	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	28 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1923	Hartington, US	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	23 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1923	Baku, AZ	daily rain	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	8 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1923	Ipswich, AU	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	24 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1923	Redding Fire STN 2, US	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	29 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1923	N Loup, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	14 years	12 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

1796 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1923. 1923 had 63 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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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	39
5 to 10	3
10 to 15	0
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	1