Weather Records on 23 August 2005

786 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 2005. Highest significance: Wendelstein, DE.

Key Facts for 23 August 2005

On 23 August 2005, 786 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
314 were record highs and 295 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 752 daily.
Wendelstein set a daily record precipitation of 102.3 mm (4.0 in) on 23 August 2005.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

786 stations

786 station records on 23 August 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wendelstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lancang	China	Record daily precipitation	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moroleon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elmo 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Billings	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Freedom	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Hook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hornos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Junsele	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waldsassen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Craiova	Romania	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alexander	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jasso	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuetzalan del Progreso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oyameles	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Juterbog	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gran Canal KM. 06+250	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Strelka Chunja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tumacacori Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wedgefield	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Isidro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alchichica	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Pablo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bienville 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rome R B Russell AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Villa Victoria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
C.I.A.P.Y.	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bird City 10S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheb	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Tlalnepantla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Grande	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

786 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 191, Highest daily minimum 169, Lowest daily minimum 104, Heaviest daily rainfall 177.

Records on 23 August 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	191
Highest daily minimum	169
Lowest daily minimum	104
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 2005 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 31, daily 752.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

566 broken records

Margins by which the 566 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 2005

Top 20 records on 23 August 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 2005	Wendelstein, DE	daily rain	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2005	Elk, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	105 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2005	Khartoum, SD	all-time rain	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2005	Lancang, CN	daily rain	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2005	Tilzapotla, MX	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2005	Grenada, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2005	Winona, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2005	Loup City, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2005	Moroleon, MX	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	82 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2005	Cherokee 4W, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2005	Mantova, IT	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	132 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2005	Brewton 3 SSE, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2005	Elmo 1 SW, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2005	Tecolutla, MX	monthly low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2005	Plant City, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2005	Billings, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2005	Freedom, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2005	Sandy Hook, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	121 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2005	Hornos, MX	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2005	Junsele, SE	daily high min	13.1 C (55.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	104 years	40 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2005. 2005 had 786 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 2005-08-23: 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	540
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1