Weather Records on 23 July 2006

1,757 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 2006. Highest significance: Yorba Linda, US.

Key Facts for 23 July 2006

On 23 July 2006, 1,757 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,091 were record highs and 402 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 54 were all-time records, 71 monthly and 1,632 daily.
Yorba Linda set a monthly record daily precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 23 July 2006.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

1,757 stations

1,757 station records on 23 July 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 July 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yorba Linda	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Vacaville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Huehuetlan El Grande	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Winnfield 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Henshaw Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yautepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Madera	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sun Rvr 4 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sunapee	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port O'Connor	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cuernavaca (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Comalcalco (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehall	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan de Las Flores	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plains SW Ga Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Troy L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seehausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Campo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,757 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 481, Lowest daily maximum 238, Highest daily minimum 610, Lowest daily minimum 164, Heaviest daily rainfall 264.

Records on 23 July 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	481
Lowest daily maximum	238
Highest daily minimum	610
Lowest daily minimum	164
Heaviest daily rainfall	264
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 July 2006 by timescale: all-time 54, monthly 71, daily 1,632.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,353 broken records

Margins by which the 1,353 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 2006

Top 20 records on 23 July 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 2006	Yorba Linda, US	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 July 2006	Brooklet 1 W, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	80 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 July 2006	Newman, US	all-time high max	46.7 C (116.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 July 2006	Vacaville, US	all-time high max	46.7 C (116.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 July 2006	Los Gatos, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2006	Saint Helena, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	92 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2006	Aberdeen Exp STN, US	all-time high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	75 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2006	Huehuetlan El Grande, MX	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2006	Wetumpka, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2006	Winnfield 3 N, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2006	Gloversville, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2006	Atlatlahuacan, MX	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2006	Henshaw Dam, US	all-time high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2006	Plymouth, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2006	Berkeley, US	monthly high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2006	Yautepec, MX	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2006	Cooperstown, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2006	Madera, US	all-time high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	74 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2006	Napa State Hospital, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2006	Vacaville, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	69 years	50 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

1794 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2006. 2006 had 1,757 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1804	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	1
1835	1
1836	2
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1851	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1877	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1894	3
1895	7
1896	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	8
1901	10
1902	6
1903	4
1904	18
1905	11
1906	19
1907	9
1908	15
1909	27
1910	54
1911	37
1912	43
1913	36
1914	59
1915	35
1916	34
1917	42
1918	96
1919	26
1920	40
1921	221
1922	113
1923	104
1924	158
1925	173
1926	266
1927	308
1928	146
1929	174
1930	214
1931	334
1932	232
1933	432
1934	898
1935	329
1936	403
1937	319
1938	354
1939	277
1940	494
1941	292
1942	265
1943	245
1944	350
1945	239
1946	531
1947	1,240
1948	610
1949	453
1950	500
1951	422
1952	788
1953	660
1954	545
1955	585
1956	402
1957	513
1958	633
1959	606
1960	568
1961	937
1962	465
1963	490
1964	373
1965	368
1966	368
1967	347
1968	480
1969	436
1970	935
1971	648
1972	640
1973	798
1974	578
1975	359
1976	425
1977	570
1978	1,064
1979	648
1980	703
1981	1,030
1982	594
1983	1,324
1984	980
1985	711
1986	1,239
1987	1,164
1988	1,124
1989	868
1990	1,033
1991	1,050
1992	1,469
1993	1,466
1994	1,215
1995	827
1996	1,227
1997	1,088
1998	885
1999	846
2000	1,225
2001	1,242
2002	875
2003	1,649
2004	1,148
2005	997
2006	1,757
2007	1,262
2008	1,057
2009	1,069
2010	1,627
2011	1,907
2012	822
2013	648
2014	783
2015	559
2016	760
2017	517
2018	873
2019	786
2020	514
2021	506
2022	707
2023	629
2024	798
2025	917
2026	788

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Data for records on 2006-07-23: 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	1,291
20 to 40	47
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2