Weather Records on 23 August 1950

461 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1950. Highest significance: Khed, IN.

Key Facts for 23 August 1950

On 23 August 1950, 461 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
97 were record highs and 124 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 445 daily.
Khed set a daily record precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 23 August 1950.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

461 stations

461 station records on 23 August 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Khed	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shiggaon	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sangamner	India	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Malavalli	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Assobani	India	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mussoorie	India	Record daily precipitation	197.4 mm (7.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Braeside 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hangal	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chiknayakanihall	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madurai	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingham 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valemount	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Channapatana	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gubbi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uppiliyapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saunur(Savnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalama 5 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mandya	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thathaiengarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alberni	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Channarayapatna	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Omalur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chandi	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon U of S	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aravakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Golaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

461 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 240.

Records on 23 August 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 445.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

386 broken records

Margins by which the 386 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 128.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1950

Top 20 records on 23 August 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1950	Khed, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1950	Shiggaon, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1950	Namakkal, IN	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1950	Sangamner, IN	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1950	Sharon Springs, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1950	Olga 2 SE, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1950	Raleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1950	Malavalli, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1950	Assobani, IN	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1950	Mussoorie, IN	daily rain	197.4 mm (7.8 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1950	Ramnagaram, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1950	Braeside 1, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1950	Hangal, IN	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1950	Chiknayakanihall, IN	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1950	Madurai, IN	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1950	Bellingham 2 N, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1950	Concrete Ppl Fish STN, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1950	Valemount, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1950	Channapatana, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1950	Kendall Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	34 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1950. 1950 had 461 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 20	352
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1