Weather Records on 23 August 1948

594 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1948. Highest significance: Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US.

Key Facts for 23 August 1948

On 23 August 1948, 594 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
310 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 579 daily.
Sitka Magnetic Obsy set a daily record precipitation of 90.2 mm (3.6 in) on 23 August 1948.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

594 stations

594 station records on 23 August 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Geranium	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hope (Cypress Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bisauli	India	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Amroha	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wattle Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aonla	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Joshimath	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kaithal	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Narra Allen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koorawatha (Boorowa Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bari	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bareilly	India	Record daily precipitation	196.6 mm (7.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bareilly Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Watervale (Springvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Budaun	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moradabad	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Keyneton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karimganj Farm	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anupshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nespelem 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wilton	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Baseri	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

594 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 162, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 148, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 August 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	162
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	148
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 August 1948 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 579.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

455 broken records

Margins by which the 455 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1948

Top 20 records on 23 August 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1948	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1948	Geranium, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1948	Murringo (Windermere), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1948	Plymouth, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1948	Mount Hope (Cypress Grove), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1948	Bisauli, IN	daily rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1948	Amroha, IN	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1948	Wattle Vale, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1948	Kapuskasing Cda, CA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1948	Aonla, IN	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1948	Joshimath, IN	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1948	Husum, DE	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1948	Kaithal, IN	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1948	Greenethorpe (Iandra), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	55 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1948	Antigo, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1948	Narra Allen, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1948	Bear Creek, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1948	Koorawatha (Boorowa Street), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1948	Bari, IN	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1948	Bareilly, IN	monthly rain	196.6 mm (7.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	32 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1948. 1948 had 594 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 100	454
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1