Weather Records on 23 August 2007

1,513 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 2007. Highest significance: Madison, US.

Key Facts for 23 August 2007

On 23 August 2007, 1,513 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
929 were record highs and 271 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 1,447 daily.
Madison set a daily record precipitation of 121.4 mm (4.8 in) on 23 August 2007.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

1,513 stations

1,513 station records on 23 August 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Kojnas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Elkhorn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tvingelshed	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dothan Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Denning Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Como	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hechi	China	Record daily precipitation	142.9 mm (5.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
El Mezquital KM. 150	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orly	France	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfsburg (Sudwest)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Metepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Niles	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monclova	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huingo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alpharetta 4 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Hook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brandenburg-Gorden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mapastepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Castana Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tierra Nueva	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Culiacan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,513 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 452, Lowest daily maximum 206, Highest daily minimum 477, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 313.

Records on 23 August 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	452
Lowest daily maximum	206
Highest daily minimum	477
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	313
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 2007 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 54, daily 1,447.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,107 broken records

Margins by which the 1,107 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 2007

Top 20 records on 23 August 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 2007	Madison, US	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 August 2007	Clinton #1, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	108 years	78 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2007	Kojnas, RU	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	73 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2007	Oakdale, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	100 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2007	Elkhorn, US	all-time high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	105 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2007	Maleny Tamarind St, AU	daily rain	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	66 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2007	Indianola 1SW, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	111 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2007	Dodge City, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2007	Tvingelshed, SE	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2007	Tarkio, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2007	Goshen 3SW, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2007	Peachester, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2007	Cordele, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	111 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2007	Dothan Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2007	Maleny Denning Rd, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2007	Como, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2007	Hechi, CN	daily rain	142.9 mm (5.6 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2007	El Mezquital KM. 150, MX	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2007	Laporte, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2007	Elgin, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	52 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 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2007. 2007 had 1,513 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 2007-08-23: 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	1,029
20 to 40	56
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1