Weather Records on 23 August 1937

522 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1937. Highest significance: Raipur, IN.

Key Facts for 23 August 1937

On 23 August 1937, 522 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
137 were record highs and 124 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 499 daily.
Raipur set a daily record precipitation of 205.7 mm (8.1 in) on 23 August 1937.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

522 stations

522 station records on 23 August 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pindron	India	Record daily precipitation	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rajnandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Howrah	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kusrangi	India	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Azimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Simga	India	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calcutta/Alipore	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lanji	India	Record daily precipitation	280.4 mm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Norcia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dyliabing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hooghly	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Toodyay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scarsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Budge Budge	India	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mahasamund	India	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wagin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bilaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nalbari	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gangajalghati	India	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kojonup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pondilafa	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baloda Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Randolph 5 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pingelly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nundle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arang	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chandpur	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

522 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 261.

Records on 23 August 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	261
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 499.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

457 broken records

Margins by which the 457 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 148.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1937

Top 20 records on 23 August 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1937	Raipur, IN	daily rain	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1937	Pindron, IN	daily rain	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1937	Rajnandgaon, IN	daily rain	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1937	Howrah, IN	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1937	Storrs, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1937	Kusrangi, IN	daily rain	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1937	Arthur River, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1937	Wien, AT	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1937	Azimganj, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1937	Simga, IN	daily rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1937	Calcutta/Alipore, IN	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1937	Katanning Comparison, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1937	Innsbruck, AT	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1937	Lanji, IN	daily rain	280.4 mm (11.0 in)	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1937	Rothenburg Ob der Tauber, DE	daily rain	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1937	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1937	Utica, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1937	Peppermint Grove, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1937	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1937	New Norcia, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)

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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1937. 1937 had 522 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 20	397
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1