Weather Records on 23 August 1969

728 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1969. Highest significance: Stratton, US.

Key Facts for 23 August 1969

On 23 August 1969, 728 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
334 were record highs and 173 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 712 daily.
Stratton set an all-time record daily precipitation of 203.2 mm (8.0 in) on 23 August 1969.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

728 stations

728 station records on 23 August 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pandharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tajique 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Anekal	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dharwar	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gavilan	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Njaksimvol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Megan (the Mount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jath	India	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coalgate 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Malsiras	India	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franshammar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bhilai	India	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Urvakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saundatti	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mulbagal	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hansot	India	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Addanki	India	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Challakire	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bilgi	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamar-Daban	Russia	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karjat	India	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cumming 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Phulwari	India	Record daily precipitation	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karmala	India	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

728 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 235, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 221.

Records on 23 August 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	235
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1969 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 712.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

584 broken records

Margins by which the 584 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1969

Top 20 records on 23 August 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1969	Stratton, US	all-time rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	27 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1969	Milledgeville, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1969	Pandharpur, IN	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1969	Tajique 4 N, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1969	Anekal, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1969	Blanding, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1969	Dharwar, IN	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1969	Gavilan, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1969	Fingal (Legge Street), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1969	Covington, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1969	Lawton, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1969	Fernandina Beach, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1969	Njaksimvol, RU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1969	Anderson, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1969	Megan (the Mount), AU	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1969	Cheesman, US	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1969	Jath, IN	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1969	Coalgate 1 WNW, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1969	Bloomfield 3 SE, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1969	Malsiras, IN	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	44 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1969. 1969 had 728 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 1969-08-23: 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	532
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	1