Weather Records on 23 July 1940

494 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 1940. Highest significance: Ramnagar Sr, IN.

Key Facts for 23 July 1940

On 23 July 1940, 494 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
339 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 486 daily.
Ramnagar Sr set a daily record precipitation of 206.5 mm (8.1 in) on 23 July 1940.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

494 stations

494 station records on 23 July 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 July 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ramnagar Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	206.5 mm (8.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bettiah	India	Record daily precipitation	234.4 mm (9.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Forbesganj	India	Record daily precipitation	287.0 mm (11.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keedysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bagaha	India	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Azamgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Soro	India	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gannavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Padrauna	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wokha	India	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nawanshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kasganj	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Darbhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagaon Bhogaon	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvadanai	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Itahar	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jalalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yanrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nanutarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Onslow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Leake (Kooeeyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bidgemia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Towera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chhibramau	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

494 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 187, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 140.

Records on 23 July 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	187
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 July 1940 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 3, daily 486.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

360 broken records

Margins by which the 360 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 198.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 1940

Top 20 records on 23 July 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 1940	Ramnagar Sr, IN	daily rain	206.5 mm (8.1 in)	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1940	Bettiah, IN	daily rain	234.4 mm (9.2 in)	189.9 mm (7.5 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1940	Gollhofen, DE	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1940	Forbesganj, IN	daily rain	287.0 mm (11.3 in)	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1940	Keedysville, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1940	Bagaha, IN	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1940	Independence, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1940	Azamgarh, IN	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1940	Pommelsbrunn, DE	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1940	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	66 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1940	Soro, IN	daily rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1940	Williamsburg 2 NW, US	daily high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1940	Gannavaram, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1940	Haskinville, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1940	Port Dover, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1940	Manamathurai, IN	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1940	Cheesman, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1940	Duchesne, US	all-time high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	15 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1940	Yarmouth, CA	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1940	Shillong, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	27 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

1794 to 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1940. 1940 had 494 records.

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

Records on 07-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1804	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	1
1835	1
1836	2
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1851	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1877	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1894	3
1895	7
1896	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	8
1901	10
1902	6
1903	4
1904	18
1905	11
1906	19
1907	9
1908	15
1909	27
1910	54
1911	37
1912	43
1913	36
1914	59
1915	35
1916	34
1917	42
1918	96
1919	26
1920	40
1921	221
1922	113
1923	104
1924	158
1925	173
1926	266
1927	308
1928	146
1929	174
1930	214
1931	334
1932	232
1933	432
1934	898
1935	329
1936	403
1937	319
1938	354
1939	277
1940	494
1941	292
1942	265
1943	245
1944	350
1945	239
1946	531
1947	1,240
1948	610
1949	453
1950	500
1951	422
1952	788
1953	660
1954	545
1955	585
1956	402
1957	513
1958	633
1959	606
1960	568
1961	937
1962	465
1963	490
1964	373
1965	368
1966	368
1967	347
1968	480
1969	436
1970	935
1971	648
1972	640
1973	798
1974	578
1975	359
1976	425
1977	570
1978	1,064
1979	648
1980	703
1981	1,030
1982	594
1983	1,324
1984	980
1985	711
1986	1,239
1987	1,164
1988	1,124
1989	868
1990	1,033
1991	1,050
1992	1,469
1993	1,466
1994	1,215
1995	827
1996	1,227
1997	1,088
1998	885
1999	846
2000	1,225
2001	1,242
2002	875
2003	1,649
2004	1,148
2005	997
2006	1,757
2007	1,262
2008	1,057
2009	1,069
2010	1,627
2011	1,907
2012	822
2013	648
2014	783
2015	559
2016	760
2017	517
2018	873
2019	786
2020	514
2021	506
2022	707
2023	629
2024	798
2025	917
2026	788

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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 25	337
25 to 50	15
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	2