Weather Records on 23 August 2017

543 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 2017. Highest significance: Lesukonskoe, RU.

Key Facts for 23 August 2017

On 23 August 2017, 543 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
330 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 535 daily.
Lesukonskoe set an all-time record daily precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 23 August 2017.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

543 stations

543 station records on 23 August 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lesukonskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Konstantinovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Post	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnoshelye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Segen-Kyuel	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhne-Tambovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Daisy 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Levelland	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tulelake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pitchfork Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Labasa Airport	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bolsoj Uluj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parks 6 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chichi Jima Bonin Is	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berezovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Herington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tulia	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
High Mowthorpe	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah 7E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Datong	China	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Udu Point	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oktyabr Skoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gravelly	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morehead State Police	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tabriz	Iran	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ternej	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Devils Garden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

543 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 237, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 142.

Records on 23 August 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	237
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 2017 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 535.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

418 broken records

Margins by which the 418 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 2017

Top 20 records on 23 August 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 2017	Lesukonskoe, RU	all-time rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2017	Pasamonte, US	monthly rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2017	Kon-Kolodez, RU	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2017	Bowie, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2017	Konstantinovsk, RU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2017	Tiree, GB	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2017	Watonga, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2017	Post, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	103 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2017	Washington Wwtp 4W, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2017	Krasnoshelye, RU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2017	Segen-Kyuel, RU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2017	Springfield Exp STN, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2017	Crossett 2 SSE, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2017	Hetch Hetchy, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2017	Tell City, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2017	Neosho, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2017	Nizhne-Tambovskoe, RU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2017	Daisy 4 ENE, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2017	Norman 3SSE, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2017	Newport 1 NW, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	112 years	41 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2017. 2017 had 543 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 2026-10-15 (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 10	359
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2