Weather Records on 23 July 1957

513 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 1957. Highest significance: Jimenbuen, AU.

Key Facts for 23 July 1957

On 23 July 1957, 513 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 506 daily.
Jimenbuen set a daily record precipitation of 37.1 mm (1.5 in) on 23 July 1957.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

513 stations

513 station records on 23 July 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 July 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jimenbuen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kessariah	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paupong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jaipur Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Indargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kotputli	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sujangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amber	India	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Panruti	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morris River	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tombong (Hillcrest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Murrungowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belsand	India	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pisangan	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monument 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton 10 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Covelong	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stover	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Souris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sanganer	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chatsu	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tonk	India	Record daily precipitation	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valangiman	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

513 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 271.

Records on 23 July 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	271
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 July 1957 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 4, daily 506.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

425 broken records

Margins by which the 425 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 1957

Top 20 records on 23 July 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 1957	Jimenbuen, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1957	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1957	Albion, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1957	Kessariah, IN	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1957	Berlin, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1957	Paupong Station, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1957	Dellicknora (Tellicura), AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1957	Delegate Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1957	Butchers Ridge Post Office, AU	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1957	Jeffersonville, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1957	Delegate River, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1957	Jaipur Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1957	Pleasant Hill, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1957	Indargarh, IN	daily rain	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1957	Marysville, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1957	Kotputli, IN	all-time rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1957	Sujangarh, IN	all-time rain	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1957	Bonang, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1957	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily low max	16.5 C (61.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	175 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1957	Washington 1 W, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	40 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

1794 to 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1957. 1957 had 513 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1804	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	1
1835	1
1836	2
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1851	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1877	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1894	3
1895	7
1896	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	8
1901	10
1902	6
1903	4
1904	18
1905	11
1906	19
1907	9
1908	15
1909	27
1910	54
1911	37
1912	43
1913	36
1914	59
1915	35
1916	34
1917	42
1918	96
1919	26
1920	40
1921	221
1922	113
1923	104
1924	158
1925	173
1926	266
1927	308
1928	146
1929	174
1930	214
1931	334
1932	232
1933	432
1934	898
1935	329
1936	403
1937	319
1938	354
1939	277
1940	494
1941	292
1942	265
1943	245
1944	350
1945	239
1946	531
1947	1,240
1948	610
1949	453
1950	500
1951	422
1952	788
1953	660
1954	545
1955	585
1956	402
1957	513
1958	633
1959	606
1960	568
1961	937
1962	465
1963	490
1964	373
1965	368
1966	368
1967	347
1968	480
1969	436
1970	935
1971	648
1972	640
1973	798
1974	578
1975	359
1976	425
1977	570
1978	1,064
1979	648
1980	703
1981	1,030
1982	594
1983	1,324
1984	980
1985	711
1986	1,239
1987	1,164
1988	1,124
1989	868
1990	1,033
1991	1,050
1992	1,469
1993	1,466
1994	1,215
1995	827
1996	1,227
1997	1,088
1998	885
1999	846
2000	1,225
2001	1,242
2002	875
2003	1,649
2004	1,148
2005	997
2006	1,757
2007	1,262
2008	1,057
2009	1,069
2010	1,627
2011	1,907
2012	822
2013	648
2014	783
2015	559
2016	760
2017	517
2018	873
2019	786
2020	514
2021	506
2022	707
2023	629
2024	798
2025	917
2026	788

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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 20	369
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1