Weather Records on 23 August 1944

578 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1944. Highest significance: Jalore, IN.

Key Facts for 23 August 1944

On 23 August 1944, 578 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
124 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 535 daily.
Jalore set a monthly record daily precipitation of 262.9 mm (10.4 in) on 23 August 1944.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

578 stations

578 station records on 23 August 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jalore	India	Record daily precipitation	262.9 mm (10.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston (Glenrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
May Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Burindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Abu	India	Record daily precipitation	370.1 mm (14.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Uliman (Brentwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coolatai (Orana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Weetaliba (Weetalabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jaswantpura	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis (Wandobah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nandurbar	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bali	India	Record daily precipitation	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hattonvale Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Cranbourne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Himatnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pali	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ghatal	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glentana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sojat	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Desuri	India	Record daily precipitation	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Terry Hie Hie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Telhara	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jaitram	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

578 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 408.

Records on 23 August 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	408
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1944 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 33, daily 535.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

532 broken records

Margins by which the 532 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 252.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1944

Top 20 records on 23 August 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1944	Jalore, IN	monthly rain	262.9 mm (10.4 in)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1944	Dulacca Truck Stop, AU	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1944	Oxenford (Oberon Way), AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1944	Ellerston (Glenrock), AU	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1944	Dawson, CA	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1944	Bingara (Derra Derra), AU	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1944	Copmanhurst Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1944	May Vale, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1944	Burindi, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1944	Curlewis Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1944	Mount Abu, IN	daily rain	370.1 mm (14.6 in)	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1944	Uliman (Brentwood), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1944	Coolatai (Orana), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1944	Gravesend Post Office, AU	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1944	Boggabri (Milchengowrie), AU	monthly rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1944	Weetaliba (Weetalabah), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1944	Jaswantpura, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1944	Curlewis (Wandobah), AU	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1944	Warrinilla, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1944	Bingara Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	47 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1944. 1944 had 578 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 50	517
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1