Weather Records on 23 August 2020

1,093 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 2020. Highest significance: Apalachicola AP, US.

Key Facts for 23 August 2020

On 23 August 2020, 1,093 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
928 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,063 daily.
Apalachicola AP set a daily record precipitation of 199.4 mm (7.9 in) on 23 August 2020.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

1,093 stations

1,093 station records on 23 August 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Buln Buln	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Smeaton (Blampied (Bardia))	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Drysdale (Brimdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Laverton Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eberys	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shepherds Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Enontekio Kilpisjarvi Kylakesk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavsfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Temosachi (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huailai	China	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Provo Byu	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown Donalds Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sretensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chengde	China	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vardoe	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thorsby Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Levendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira Corning Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beijing	China	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Erica (Philips Bridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford Hanscom Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hedland Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tabriz	Iran	Record low maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,093 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 464, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 464, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 128.

Records on 23 August 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	464
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	464
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 2020 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 26, daily 1,063.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

832 broken records

Margins by which the 832 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 134.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 2020

Top 20 records on 23 August 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 2020	Apalachicola AP, US	daily rain	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	65 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2020	Buln Buln, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2020	Smeaton (Blampied (Bardia)), AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2020	Drysdale (Brimdale), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2020	Laverton Raaf, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2020	Eberys, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	99 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2020	Port Campbell Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	91 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2020	Clunes, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	127 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2020	Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2020	Cerro, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	110 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2020	Elephant Butte Dam, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	103 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2020	Shepherds Flat, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	79 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2020	Jornada Exp Range, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2020	Glenburn, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2020	Lismore (Post Office), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2020	Enontekio Kilpisjarvi Kylakesk, FI	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2020	Gustavsfors, SE	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2020	Flagler 1S, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2020	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	107 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2020	Natural Brg, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2020. 2020 had 1,093 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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Data for records on 2020-08-23: 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 2026-10-17 (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	819
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1