Weather Records on 23 August 2019

445 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 2019. Highest significance: Glasgow 14 NW, US.

Key Facts for 23 August 2019

On 23 August 2019, 445 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
254 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 437 daily.
Glasgow 14 NW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 23 August 2019.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

445 stations

445 station records on 23 August 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glasgow 14 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Honaunau 27	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alum Fk	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Puuhonua-O-Honaunau 27.4	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta Bush Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff Grider Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Allatoona Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston - Yeager AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tazewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chihuahua	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Round Spring 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ozone	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral Wells AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley 11 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dyersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paragould 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boys Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quicksand	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Natitingou	Benin	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ratcliff	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spavinaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norris	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Samburg Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kumbrabow	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aberporth	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nimrod Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Content 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hoonah	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Menara	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Enka	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Izana	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth City Cgas	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

445 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 173, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 132.

Records on 23 August 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	173
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 2019 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 437.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

317 broken records

Margins by which the 317 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 2019

Top 20 records on 23 August 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 2019	Glasgow 14 NW, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2019	Honaunau 27, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2019	Pine Bluff, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	122 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2019	Alum Fk, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2019	Puuhonua-O-Honaunau 27.4, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2019	Augusta Bush Fld AP, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2019	Kealakekua 26.2, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2019	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	108 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2019	Pine Bluff Grider Fld, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2019	Allatoona Dam 2, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2019	Oregon City, US	monthly low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2019	Charleston - Yeager AP, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2019	Alton, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2019	Saint Francis, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2019	Sharon Springs, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2019	Tazewell, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2019	Chihuahua, MX	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2019	Corning, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2019	Round Spring 2SW, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2019	El-Golea, DZ	daily high min	31.9 C (89.4 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	90 years	43 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2019. 2019 had 445 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 10	266
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1