Weather Records on 23 August 2016

595 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 2016. Highest significance: Monkira, AU.

Key Facts for 23 August 2016

On 23 August 2016, 595 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
316 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 580 daily.
Monkira set a daily record precipitation of 44.0 mm (1.7 in) on 23 August 2016.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

595 stations

595 station records on 23 August 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Nachiki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Carella Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Haleakala Rch 432	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo Intl AP 87	United States	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cozzo Spadaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alcalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans Farm North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Litke	Russia	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Penryn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Paul Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Utsunomiya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kamaoa Puueo 5.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waiahole 837	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Indiga	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hayfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Janiskoski	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Keaau 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ben Gurion	Israel	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miercurea Ciuc	Romania	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caen-Carpiquet	France	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Makurazaki	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spas-Demensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inga	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mariupol'	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haliut	China	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rennes-St Jacques	France	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leusi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eksun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tokyo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zamora	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ralston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cluny	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (Canobolas State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stykkisholmur	Iceland	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

595 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 182, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 184.

Records on 23 August 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	182
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 2016 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 11, daily 580.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

493 broken records

Margins by which the 493 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 2016

Top 20 records on 23 August 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 2016	Monkira, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	116 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2016	Nachiki, RU	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2016	Vajda-Guba, RU	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2016	Carella Station, AU	monthly rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2016	Haleakala Rch 432, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2016	Hilo Intl AP 87, US	daily rain	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2016	Windorah Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	115 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2016	Washta, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	90 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2016	Papaikou 144.1, US	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2016	Cozzo Spadaro, IT	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2016	Watsonville Wtr Wks, US	monthly high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	95 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2016	Oak Ridge, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2016	Jundah Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2016	Micurinsk, RU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2016	Alcalde, US	all-time rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2016	Orleans Farm North, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2016	Williams, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	111 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2016	Litke, RU	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2016	Uman, UA	daily high min	21.2 C (70.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	112 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2016	Boggabri (Penryn), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	114 years	44 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2016. 2016 had 595 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 2016-08-23: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	464
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1