Weather Records on 23 August 1951

347 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1951. Highest significance: Balurghat, IN.

Key Facts for 23 August 1951

On 23 August 1951, 347 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 133 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 344 daily.
Balurghat set a daily record precipitation of 276.9 mm (10.9 in) on 23 August 1951.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

347 stations

347 station records on 23 August 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Balurghat	India	Record daily precipitation	276.9 mm (10.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gazole	India	Record daily precipitation	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fernbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Malda	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Demagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ballantine	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elbow Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amethi	India	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Traralgon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saidapet	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bhognipur	India	Record daily precipitation	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boko	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sialsuk	India	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paxton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harlingen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Covelong	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mazbat(Majbat)	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskegee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buxa	India	Record daily precipitation	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sherkawan	India	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar City Powerhouse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dhanaha	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Laukaha	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kurud	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Faizabad	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Levy	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

347 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 149.

Records on 23 August 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 344.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

267 broken records

Margins by which the 267 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 199.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1951

Top 20 records on 23 August 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1951	Balurghat, IN	daily rain	276.9 mm (10.9 in)	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1951	Gazole, IN	daily rain	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	157.4 mm (6.2 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1951	Fernbank, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1951	Malda, IN	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1951	Demagiri, IN	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1951	Bairnsdale Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1951	Goldsboro 4 SE, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1951	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1951	Ballantine, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1951	Elbow Valley, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1951	Bairnsdale 1, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1951	Barrie, CA	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1951	Amethi, IN	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1951	Clydebank, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1951	Traralgon, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1951	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1951	Saidapet, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1951	Manamathurai, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1951	Bhognipur, IN	daily rain	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1951	Mission 4 W, US	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	34 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1951. 1951 had 347 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 25	246
25 to 50	14
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1