Weather Records on 23 August 1942

540 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1942. Highest significance: Cairo River, US.

Key Facts for 23 August 1942

On 23 August 1942, 540 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
173 were record highs and 167 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 530 daily.
Cairo River set a daily record precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 23 August 1942.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

540 stations

540 station records on 23 August 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bagodar I	India	Record daily precipitation	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Irvington	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calcutta/Barracks	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Koshkonong	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Indargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chhipabarod	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ferozepur City	India	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deoli	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ricardo	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burpengary Ulmann Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tanuku	India	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Elmwood Av	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wardha	India	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Itawah	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Udaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kalghatgi	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

540 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 199, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 August 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	199
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 August 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 530.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

401 broken records

Margins by which the 401 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1942

Top 20 records on 23 August 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1942	Cairo River, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1942	Bagodar I, IN	daily rain	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1942	Irvington, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1942	Jefferson, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1942	Newport, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1942	Black Rock, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1942	Calhoun (1), US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1942	Paducah, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1942	St John Bethlehem Aca, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1942	Doniphan, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1942	New Burnside, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1942	Calcutta/Barracks, IN	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1942	Charleston 1, US	monthly rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1942	Koshkonong, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1942	Huntington 1, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1942	Richmond, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1942	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1942	Defiance, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1942	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1942	Mammoth Spring, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	36 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1942. 1942 had 540 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 1942-08-23: 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	340
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2