Weather Records on 23 August 1957

645 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1957. Highest significance: Bungendore Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 23 August 1957

On 23 August 1957, 645 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 620 daily.
Bungendore Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 51.8 mm (2.0 in) on 23 August 1957.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

645 stations

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

Weather records on 23 August 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cooma (Gurrabeal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Delegate River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Khamaria	India	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tilba Tilba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wapengo Lake Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	217.7 mm (8.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gangapur Sahara	India	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ambalapuza	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Manawar	India	Record daily precipitation	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne West (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Hall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harrai	India	Record daily precipitation	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tombong (Hillcrest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jimenbuen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chicholi	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Veraval	India	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Khandwa	India	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Naraling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney (Vittoria)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Lodge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hosanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gadhinglaj	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Pomeroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

645 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 484.

Records on 23 August 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	484
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 620.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

582 broken records

Margins by which the 582 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 128.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1957

Top 20 records on 23 August 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1957	Bungendore Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1957	Bungendore (Gidleigh), AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1957	Michelago (Soglio), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1957	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1957	Bombala (Therry Street), AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1957	Wulgulmerang, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1957	Narooma Rvcp, AU	monthly rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1957	Delegate Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1957	Cooma (Gurrabeal), AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1957	Delegate River, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1957	Khamaria, IN	daily rain	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1957	Tilba Tilba, AU	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1957	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1957	Wapengo Lake Road, AU	monthly rain	217.7 mm (8.6 in)	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1957	Eden (Timbillica), AU	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1957	Gangapur Sahara, IN	all-time rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1957	Ambalapuza, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1957	Manawar, IN	daily rain	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1957	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1957	Bendoc Park, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	53 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

1802 to 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1957. 1957 had 645 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1957-08-23: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	491
20 to 40	58
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	8
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	3