Weather Records on 23 August 1926

99 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1926. Highest significance: Santa Cruz, US.

Key Facts for 23 August 1926

On 23 August 1926, 99 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 96 daily.
Santa Cruz set a daily record high maximum temperature of 40.0 C (104.0 F) on 23 August 1926.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

99 stations

99 station records on 23 August 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lenox	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hannibal 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Elliot Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Deposit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

99 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 32.

Records on 23 August 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	32
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 96.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

71 broken records

Margins by which the 71 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1926

Top 20 records on 23 August 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1926	Santa Cruz, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1926	Le Mars, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1926	Tullahoma, US	monthly high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1926	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1926	Mt Carroll, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1926	Genoa 2 W, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1926	Warrenton 1 N, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1926	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily high max	33.1 C (91.6 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1926	Syracuse, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1926	Asheville, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1926	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily low min	0.8 C (33.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1926	Griggsville, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1926	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1926	Selinsgrove 2 S, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1926	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1926	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1926	Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive), AU	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1926	Lenox, US	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1926	Calhoun 2 N, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1926	Odesa, UA	daily rain	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	26 years	16 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1926. 1926 had 99 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	53
5 to 10	7
10 to 15	4
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	3