Weather Records on 23 August 1967

541 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1967. Highest significance: Radford 5 SW, US.

Key Facts for 23 August 1967

On 23 August 1967, 541 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
118 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 515 daily.
Radford 5 SW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 92.2 mm (3.6 in) on 23 August 1967.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

541 stations

541 station records on 23 August 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Radford 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Deddington (Marathon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Oatlands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Interlaken	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tower Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ross (Macquarie River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
El Salto (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Landrum 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dillenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mahuadaur	India	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kaira	India	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chester 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Crescent (Serat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vincent Fs Fc 120	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moorina (Frome Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Caesars Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Myrtle Bank (Lanoma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands (Bow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Town Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tunbridge (Melrose)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfstein/Pfalz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gastonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nantahala	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Banjar(Saraj-Teh)	India	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rossarden (Aberfoyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dunalley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cannanore	India	Record daily precipitation	151.8 mm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vagra	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blairsville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cornelia	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston Airport Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
South Springfield (South Sprin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

541 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 317.

Records on 23 August 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	317
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1967 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 20, daily 515.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

453 broken records

Margins by which the 453 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1967

Top 20 records on 23 August 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1967	Radford 5 SW, US	monthly rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	91 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1967	Deddington (Marathon), AU	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1967	Santuck, US	daily rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1967	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1967	Franklin, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	91 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1967	Branxholm (Stoke Street), AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	54 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1967	Oatlands Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1967	Interlaken, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1967	Longford (Denton Close), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1967	Wessington Springs, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1967	Tower Hill, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1967	Ross (Macquarie River), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1967	Toccoa, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1967	Mathinna (Fingal Road), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1967	El Salto (Smn), MX	monthly rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1967	Danevang 1 W, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1967	Conroe, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1967	Brevard, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1967	Landrum 1 NE, US	daily rain	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1967	Dillenburg, DE	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	52 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 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1967. 1967 had 541 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 1967-08-23: 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	365
20 to 40	54
40 to 60	24
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3