Weather Records on 23 August 2015

673 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 2015. Highest significance: Montpellier-Aeroport, FR.

Key Facts for 23 August 2015

On 23 August 2015, 673 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
294 were record highs and 237 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 636 daily.
Montpellier-Aeroport set a monthly record daily precipitation of 168.6 mm (6.6 in) on 23 August 2015.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

673 stations

673 station records on 23 August 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Montpellier-Aeroport	France	Record daily precipitation	168.6 mm (6.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Kaunakakai 536	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Argyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bolshereche	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wayjo Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lavon Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pelican	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Glenowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guntown 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eucla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Perkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monteagle	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hulett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Suntar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Mina 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kula Hospital 267	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Casper-Natrona Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bjoernoeya	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick 5 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record low maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Opelika	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

673 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 156, Lowest daily minimum 176, Heaviest daily rainfall 142.

Records on 23 August 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	156
Lowest daily minimum	176
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 2015 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 35, daily 636.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

530 broken records

Margins by which the 530 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 2015

Top 20 records on 23 August 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 2015	Montpellier-Aeroport, FR	monthly rain	168.6 mm (6.6 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 years	73 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2015	Kaunakakai 536, US	monthly rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	55 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2015	Woomera (South Gap Station), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2015	Argyle, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2015	Bolshereche, RU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2015	Enterprise, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	108 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2015	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2015	Majuro Wbas AP, MH	monthly rain	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2015	Ewing, US	monthly low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	86 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2015	Tuttlingen, DE	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2015	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2015	Newcastle, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	104 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2015	Choteau, US	monthly low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	105 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2015	Wayjo Park, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2015	Guntersville, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2015	Lavon Dam, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2015	Pelican, US	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2015	Chadron 3SW, US	monthly low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2015	Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2015	Diversion Dam, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	81 years	45 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2015. 2015 had 673 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	507
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1