Weather Records on 23 August 1997

1,599 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1997. Highest significance: Nalut, LY.

Key Facts for 23 August 1997

On 23 August 1997, 1,599 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
911 were record highs and 515 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 69 monthly and 1,525 daily.
Nalut set a monthly record daily precipitation of 62.0 mm (2.4 in) on 23 August 1997.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

1,599 stations

1,599 station records on 23 August 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nalut	Libya	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Angatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	140.3 mm (5.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bairro Boa Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Sao Jose	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Villahermosa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Surat Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hilton Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zolotoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Togari (Renison Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Pardinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Branco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meleiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edith Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orange	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aurangabad Chikalth	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stonehouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mulege	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wedgefield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Neuville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canovanas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Redpa (Greenes Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hopelchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Barker	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sigonella	Italy	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Preolenna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,599 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 398, Lowest daily maximum 213, Highest daily minimum 513, Lowest daily minimum 302, Heaviest daily rainfall 173.

Records on 23 August 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	398
Lowest daily maximum	213
Highest daily minimum	513
Lowest daily minimum	302
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1997 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 69, daily 1,525.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,172 broken records

Margins by which the 1,172 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1997

Top 20 records on 23 August 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1997	Nalut, LY	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	62 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1997	Angatuba, BR	monthly rain	140.3 mm (5.5 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	43 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1997	Bairro Boa Vista, BR	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1997	Simferopol, UA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1997	Tecolutla, MX	daily high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1997	Usina Sao Jose, BR	monthly rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1997	Cypress, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1997	Hiram, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	99 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1997	Villahermosa (Dge), MX	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1997	Surat Thani, TH	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1997	Warren 3 S, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	90 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1997	Hilton Head, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1997	Zolotoj, RU	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1997	Togari (Renison Road), AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1997	Rio Pardinho, BR	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1997	Ribeirao Branco, BR	daily rain	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1997	New Castle 1 N, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1997	Meleiro, BR	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1997	Live Oak, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1997	Edith Creek, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	0 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1997. 1997 had 1,599 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 1997-08-23: 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	1,137
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1