Weather Records on 23 August 1941

375 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1941. Highest significance: Franklin, US.

Key Facts for 23 August 1941

On 23 August 1941, 375 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 373 daily.
Franklin set a daily record precipitation of 73.9 mm (2.9 in) on 23 August 1941.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

375 stations

375 station records on 23 August 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kessariah	India	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
The Hermatige	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Muscle Creek (Clendinning)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thalipilly	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rouchel Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mooralla (Woodleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Borsat	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dewan	India	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mulki	India	Record daily precipitation	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Telangatuk (Scholfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Amchong(Sonepur)	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pupri	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Tenandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Willaura (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
De Ruyter 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irymple (Arlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Curlewis (Pine Cliff)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blyth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uardry (Oolambeyan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thule	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paupong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool (Gum Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lara Lake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cockburn (Burta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Groongal Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

375 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 291.

Records on 23 August 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	291
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 373.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

336 broken records

Margins by which the 336 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1941

Top 20 records on 23 August 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1941	Franklin, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1941	Beaver City, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1941	Kessariah, IN	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1941	Malvern, GB	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1941	Moyston, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1941	Russell, CA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1941	Ellsworth, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1941	Concordia ASOS, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1941	Willapa Harbor, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1941	The Hermatige, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1941	Brinkworth (Bungaree), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1941	Conargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1941	Harrow (Pine Hills), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1941	Muscle Creek (Clendinning), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1941	Thalipilly, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1941	Red Cloud, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1941	Rouchel Brook, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1941	Mooralla (Woodleigh), AU	monthly rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	2 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1941	Borsat, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1941	Gage, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	30 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1941. 1941 had 375 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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Data for records on 1941-08-23: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	315
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1