Weather Records on 23 August 1924

127 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1924. Highest significance: Columbus, US.

Key Facts for 23 August 1924

On 23 August 1924, 127 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 120 daily.
Columbus set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 23 August 1924.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

127 stations

127 station records on 23 August 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bramfield Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stokes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Outalpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Nectar Brook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ediacara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Jervis Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Green	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Roopena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Westboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

127 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 30.

Records on 23 August 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	30
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1924 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 4, daily 120.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

92 broken records

Margins by which the 92 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 34.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1924

Top 20 records on 23 August 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1924	Columbus, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1924	New Orleans Audubon, US	all-time high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1924	Grafton, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1924	Biloxi, US	all-time high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	6 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1924	Schenley Lock 5, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1924	Bramfield Post Office, AU	monthly rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	15 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1924	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1924	Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale), AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1924	Mount Wedge, AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1924	Stokes, AU	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1924	Victoria Valley, AU	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	3 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1924	Outalpa, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1924	Port Augusta (Nectar Brook), AU	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1924	Ediacara, AU	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1924	Tumby Bay (Hillview), AU	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1924	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high min	12.9 C (55.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1924	Holly Springs 2 N, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1924	Uniontown, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1924	Batesville, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1924	Cape Jervis Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	22 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

1802 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1924. 1924 had 127 records.

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

Records on 08-23 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1813	2
1816	2
1817	1
1818	1
1829	1
1839	3
1840	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1853	2
1857	1
1858	1
1864	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	2
1877	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1890	3
1891	4
1892	4
1893	4
1894	2
1895	3
1896	6
1897	1
1898	8
1899	8
1900	2
1901	10
1902	9
1903	9
1904	6
1905	8
1906	27
1907	15
1908	18
1909	10
1910	15
1911	23
1912	44
1913	9
1914	23
1915	63
1916	23
1917	26
1918	91
1919	24
1920	102
1921	280
1922	58
1923	284
1924	127
1925	182
1926	99
1927	198
1928	196
1929	240
1930	432
1931	412
1932	211
1933	342
1934	308
1935	220
1936	980
1937	522
1938	654
1939	439
1940	535
1941	375
1942	540
1943	505
1944	578
1945	338
1946	416
1947	1,071
1948	594
1949	456
1950	461
1951	347
1952	456
1953	292
1954	438
1955	375
1956	501
1957	645
1958	402
1959	494
1960	806
1961	644
1962	364
1963	380
1964	724
1965	357
1966	802
1967	541
1968	1,384
1969	728
1970	518
1971	610
1972	614
1973	650
1974	612
1975	627
1976	703
1977	557
1978	577
1979	459
1980	552
1981	663
1982	713
1983	1,264
1984	862
1985	1,187
1986	839
1987	1,119
1988	1,604
1989	902
1990	661
1991	697
1992	1,291
1993	796
1994	738
1995	1,212
1996	1,161
1997	1,599
1998	1,138
1999	802
2000	936
2001	834
2002	931
2003	1,103
2004	862
2005	786
2006	728
2007	1,513
2008	966
2009	1,241
2010	1,244
2011	1,412
2012	688
2013	397
2014	960
2015	673
2016	595
2017	543
2018	479
2019	445
2020	1,093
2021	629
2022	781
2023	1,287
2024	1,150
2025	1,295
2026	592

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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	80
5 to 10	7
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	2