Weather Records on 23 August 2008

966 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 2008. Highest significance: Madison, US.

Key Facts for 23 August 2008

On 23 August 2008, 966 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
371 were record highs and 315 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 919 daily.
Madison set a monthly record daily precipitation of 188.0 mm (7.4 in) on 23 August 2008.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

966 stations

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

Weather records on 23 August 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	307.3 mm (12.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cinco de Mayo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bagdarin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hammer Odde Fyr-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
General Bravo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	212.3 mm (8.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bintulu	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pinos (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Westmoreland	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ystad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tomelilla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Troickij Priisk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mayo	United States	Record daily precipitation	193.5 mm (7.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hohwacht	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Belle	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plains SW Ga Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ojocaliente	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trelleborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge Intl Paper	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Guerrero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Los Herreras	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Letalisce Jozeta Pucnika Ljubl	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Savukoski Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Malilla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Las Cuevas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Njukzha	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gnassingbe Eyadema Intl	Togo	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula Wildlife Ref	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

966 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 183, Highest daily minimum 219, Lowest daily minimum 132, Heaviest daily rainfall 280.

Records on 23 August 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	183
Highest daily minimum	219
Lowest daily minimum	132
Heaviest daily rainfall	280
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 2008 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 42, daily 919.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

718 broken records

Margins by which the 718 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 126.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 2008

Top 20 records on 23 August 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 2008	Madison, US	monthly rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	80 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 August 2008	Greensboro, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2008	Perry, US	all-time rain	307.3 mm (12.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	74 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2008	Kandalaksa, RU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2008	Valdosta 2 S, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2008	Cinco de Mayo, MX	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2008	Bagdarin, RU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2008	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily rain	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2008	Tallahassee, US	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2008	Tifton, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2008	Hammer Odde Fyr-1, DK	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2008	General Bravo (Dge), MX	monthly rain	212.3 mm (8.4 in)	126.4 mm (5.0 in)	4 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2008	Bintulu, MY	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2008	Lafayette 2W, US	monthly rain	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2008	Pinos (Smn), MX	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	105 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2008	Westmoreland, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2008	Ystad, SE	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2008	Quitman 2 NW, US	monthly rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2008	Tomelilla, SE	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2008	Moultrie 2 ESE, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	64 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2008. 2008 had 966 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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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	647
20 to 40	50
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	3