Weather Records on 23 August 2000

936 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 2000. Highest significance: Plymouth Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 23 August 2000

On 23 August 2000, 936 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
396 were record highs and 215 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 903 daily.
Plymouth Wwtp set a daily record precipitation of 85.6 mm (3.4 in) on 23 August 2000.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

936 stations

936 station records on 23 August 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Thurlga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Booleroo (Wimont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Laryak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Darke Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Myponga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cayey 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	292.1 mm (11.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Morovis 1 N	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Antipajuta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aceituna Wtp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tazovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Lorenzo 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Reykjavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sabana Grande 2 ENE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baxter	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gmo Im.E.K.Fedorova	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Whitemark Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adjuntas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Centralnyj Rudnik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morchard (the Rocks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cardenas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guayabal	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro Maravilla	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jajome Alto	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	40.2 C (104.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gmo Im.E.K.Fedorova	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vicksburg Military Pk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

936 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 230, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 323, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 August 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	230
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	323
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 August 2000 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 31, daily 903.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

721 broken records

Margins by which the 721 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 2000

Top 20 records on 23 August 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 2000	Plymouth Wwtp, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2000	Machilipatnam, IN	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	88 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2000	Olney 2S, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	84 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2000	Hesperia 4 WNW, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	104 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2000	Thurlga, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2000	Tiffin, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2000	Orroroo, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2000	Booleroo (Wimont), AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2000	Begumpet Obsy, IN	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2000	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2000	Laryak, RU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2000	Darke Peak, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2000	Clarendon, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	107 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2000	Myponga, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2000	Cayey 1 E, PR	daily rain	292.1 mm (11.5 in)	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2000	Morovis 1 N, PR	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2000	Antipajuta, RU	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2000	Rico, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2000	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	103 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2000	Aceituna Wtp, PR	daily rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	35 years	54 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2000. 2000 had 936 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	1,092
2021	629
2022	781
2023	1,287
2024	1,150
2025	1,294
2026	593

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Data for records on 2000-08-23: 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	703
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1