Weather Records on 23 August 1956

501 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1956. Highest significance: Pembroke Eddy Match, CA.

Key Facts for 23 August 1956

On 23 August 1956, 501 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
115 were record highs and 246 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 469 daily.
Pembroke Eddy Match set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 23 August 1956.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

501 stations

501 station records on 23 August 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Grimsby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tirumangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Araruna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grimsby Rock Chapel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maniwaki 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Apsley (Parki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dhing	India	Record daily precipitation	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manouan Sanmaur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sardhana	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moran India	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thakurdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Meerut Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bedetti(Behali)	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Turaiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jeoli Jansath	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Catharines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kairana	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Graham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bulandshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dadahor	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

501 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 199, Heaviest daily rainfall 140.

Records on 23 August 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	199
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 32, daily 469.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

373 broken records

Margins by which the 373 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1956

Top 20 records on 23 August 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1956	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1956	Parry Sound, CA	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1956	Grimsby, CA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1956	Tirumangalam, IN	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1956	Araruna, BR	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1956	Lucknow, CA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1956	Grimsby Rock Chapel, CA	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1956	Maniwaki 2, CA	monthly rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1956	Passau-Maierhof, DE	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1956	Port Dover, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1956	Minden, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	62 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1956	Apsley (Parki), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1956	Simcoe, CA	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1956	Dhing, IN	monthly rain	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1956	Manouan Sanmaur, CA	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1956	Morgan City, US	monthly low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1956	Sardhana, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1956	Waxahachie, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	58 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1956	Moran India, IN	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1956	Thakurdwara, IN	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1956. 1956 had 501 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	318
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1