Weather Records on 23 August 2001

834 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 2001. Highest significance: Maunabo, PR.

Key Facts for 23 August 2001

On 23 August 2001, 834 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
425 were record highs and 172 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 782 daily.
Maunabo set a daily record precipitation of 155.7 mm (6.1 in) on 23 August 2001.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

834 stations

834 station records on 23 August 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Waterloo 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rjazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Naselle 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Portland 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wauna 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	194.1 mm (7.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Garro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Macuspana (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nevelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lagrange	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barishevka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorville 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kochki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Sahalinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bentley	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Azueta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pico del Este	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	198.4 mm (7.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuehuepan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jalapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	200.2 mm (7.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Longford	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo Nuevo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	228.3 mm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

834 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 184, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 241, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 237.

Records on 23 August 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	184
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	241
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 2001 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 45, daily 782.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

589 broken records

Margins by which the 589 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 135.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 2001

Top 20 records on 23 August 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 2001	Maunabo, PR	daily rain	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2001	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	100 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2001	Darrington Rs, US	monthly rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2001	Waterloo 2 NW, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2001	Rjazan, RU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2001	Naselle 2 ENE, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2001	Beardstown, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2001	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2001	Macomb, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2001	Griggsville, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2001	Portland 1 SW, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2001	Winamac 2SSE, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2001	Bremerton, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2001	Golden, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2001	Keokuk L&D 19, US	all-time rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2001	Montpelier, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2001	Wauna 3 W, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2001	Atchison, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	83 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2001	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily rain	194.1 mm (7.6 in)	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	0 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2001	Garro, MX	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	14 years	48 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2001. 2001 had 834 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2001-08-23: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	524
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1