Weather Records on 23 August 1999

802 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1999. Highest significance: Falfurrias, US.

Key Facts for 23 August 1999

On 23 August 1999, 802 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
415 were record highs and 233 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 761 daily.
Falfurrias set a daily record precipitation of 172.0 mm (6.8 in) on 23 August 1999.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

802 stations

802 station records on 23 August 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan de Las Flores	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Robstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
El Boqueron	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Isidro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Guadalupe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bushnell 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Benavides #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Duolun	China	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	239.0 mm (9.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Big Wells 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Welder Wildlife Foundation	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lajes Ab	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brest-Guipavas	France	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Salto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Taxhimay	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guangzhou	China	Record low maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Enyeje	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiksi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Omsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rincon del Porvenir	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kelliher	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Teigarhorn	Iceland	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oelwein 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	209.3 mm (8.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heyuan	China	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

802 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 199, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 216, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 154.

Records on 23 August 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	199
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	216
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1999 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 39, daily 761.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

585 broken records

Margins by which the 585 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 141.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1999

Top 20 records on 23 August 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1999	Falfurrias, US	daily rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1999	San Juan de Las Flores, MX	monthly rain	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	11 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1999	Robstown, US	daily rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1999	Sinton, US	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1999	El Boqueron, MX	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1999	San Isidro, MX	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1999	Kingsville, US	monthly rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1999	Presa Guadalupe, MX	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1999	Bushnell 1 E, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1999	Benavides #2, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1999	Tapalpa (Smn), MX	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1999	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1999	Duolun, CN	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1999	Galesburg, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1999	Guangzhou, CN	monthly rain	239.0 mm (9.4 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1999	Nicosia, CY	daily high min	26.2 C (79.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1999	Ohotsk, RU	daily low min	3.1 C (37.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1999	Franklin 3 NW, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1999	Big Wells 2W, US	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1999	Hyannis, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	94 years	43 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1999. 1999 had 802 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	549
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1