Weather Records on 23 August 1961

644 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1961. Highest significance: Santa Fe, US.

Key Facts for 23 August 1961

On 23 August 1961, 644 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
172 were record highs and 274 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 608 daily.
Santa Fe set a daily record precipitation of 37.3 mm (1.5 in) on 23 August 1961.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

644 stations

644 station records on 23 August 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvangadi	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bandelier Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Queenscliff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Ghee	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tilhar	India	Record daily precipitation	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Towson	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rehli	India	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pura Pura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mat	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Searcy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manteo	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dardanelle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Doniphan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gujjran	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brawley 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Smithville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marcus Hook	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers Ed Ph 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

644 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 188, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 23 August 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	188
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 36, daily 608.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

522 broken records

Margins by which the 522 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1961

Top 20 records on 23 August 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1961	Santa Fe, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	82 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1961	Tiruvangadi, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1961	Bandelier Nm, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1961	Queenscliff, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1961	Mc Ghee, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1961	Malvern, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1961	Tilhar, IN	daily rain	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1961	Towson, US	daily rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1961	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1961	Borzja, RU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1961	Middletown 4 W, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1961	Yakutat AP, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1961	Kottarakara, IN	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1961	Ballinger 2 NW, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1961	Jerome, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1961	Richland, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	66 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1961	Rehli, IN	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1961	Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn), MX	monthly low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1961	Mammoth Spring, US	monthly low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1961	Houston, US	monthly low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	46 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1961. 1961 had 644 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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Data for records on 1961-08-23: 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 10	454
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1