Weather Records on 23 July 2008

1,057 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 2008. Highest significance: Pentland Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 23 July 2008

On 23 July 2008, 1,057 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
272 were record highs and 337 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 1,010 daily.
Pentland Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 23 July 2008.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

1,057 stations

1,057 station records on 23 July 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 July 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Prestwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	64 of 100 (Major)
Forsayth Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Paras	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Reserve Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Varfu Omul	Romania	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Glens Falls AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Einasleigh Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eton Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Craiova	Romania	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Turner Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Conklingville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wando Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shields	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lerida	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Muroran	Japan	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Springs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Albright	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville Naas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dalbeg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zapata 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cargoon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford-Bradley Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,057 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 133, Lowest daily maximum 174, Highest daily minimum 139, Lowest daily minimum 163, Heaviest daily rainfall 448.

Records on 23 July 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	133
Lowest daily maximum	174
Highest daily minimum	139
Lowest daily minimum	163
Heaviest daily rainfall	448
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 July 2008 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 44, daily 1,010.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

848 broken records

Margins by which the 848 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 2008

Top 20 records on 23 July 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 2008	Pentland Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	86 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 July 2008	Prestwood Station, AU	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 July 2008	Kowanyama Airport, AU	monthly rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 July 2008	Woodbine Station, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	101 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 July 2008	Brownsville, US	monthly rain	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	23 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 July 2008	Palmerville, AU	daily low max	22.4 C (72.3 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	109 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 July 2008	Forsayth Caravan Park, AU	monthly rain	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 July 2008	Lyndhurst Station, AU	monthly rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	86 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 July 2008	Buchanan, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 July 2008	Paras, MX	monthly rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 July 2008	Reserve Rs, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 July 2008	Varfu Omul, RO	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2008	Glens Falls AP, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2008	Hillgrove Station, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	86 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2008	Newark, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2008	Einasleigh Township, AU	monthly rain	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2008	Yabulu Qld Nickel, AU	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2008	Eton Vale, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2008	Trafalgar Station, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2008	Craiova, RO	daily rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	53 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2008. 2008 had 1,057 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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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 10	642
10 to 20	116
20 to 30	49
30 to 40	25
40 to 50	10
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	3