Weather Records on 23 August 1991

697 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1991. Highest significance: Naracoorte (Lochaber), AU.

Key Facts for 23 August 1991

On 23 August 1991, 697 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
459 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 671 daily.
Naracoorte (Lochaber) set a daily record precipitation of 32.4 mm (1.3 in) on 23 August 1991.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

697 stations

697 station records on 23 August 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Naracoorte (Lochaber)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dergholm (Hillgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Callendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Apsley (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yankalilla (Inman Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kunming	China	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rocklands Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Parawa (Sharon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Penola State Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Flat Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton Showgrounds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Penola Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rosser	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quitupan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thompson Welcome Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coojar (Killara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hita	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Khlong Yai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	396.0 mm (15.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calero Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Njurba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whitney Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Ferry Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kybybolite Research Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gambona	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record low minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Temixco	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan Tepeuxila	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

697 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 203, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 256, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 152.

Records on 23 August 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	203
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	256
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1991 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 24, daily 671.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

512 broken records

Margins by which the 512 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 155.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1991

Top 20 records on 23 August 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1991	Naracoorte (Lochaber), AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1991	Dergholm (Hillgrove), AU	monthly rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1991	Casterton (Warrock), AU	monthly rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	97 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1991	Kazan, RU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1991	Lucindale Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1991	Callendale, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1991	Kingston SE, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1991	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	99 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1991	Edenhope (Post Office), AU	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1991	Apsley (Post Office), AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1991	Yankalilla (Inman Valley), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1991	Kunming, CN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1991	Naracoorte, AU	monthly rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1991	Pbo Anantapur, IN	monthly rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1991	Rocklands Reservoir, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1991	Parawa (Sharon), AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1991	Cavendish (Post Office), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1991	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	98 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1991	Penola State Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1991	Deer Flat Dam, US	monthly high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	41 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1991. 1991 had 697 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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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	496
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1