Weather Records on 14 August 2023

1,116 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 2023. Highest significance: Olmsted L&D, US.

Key Facts for 14 August 2023

On 14 August 2023, 1,116 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
848 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 1,056 daily.
Olmsted L&D set a daily record precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 14 August 2023.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,116 stations

1,116 station records on 14 August 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Olmsted L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Webster	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Monett 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Grove 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Juterbog	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Erie	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Temosachi (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quemado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spud Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Isit	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Konya	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	40.9 C (105.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Otis 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alma Bacon Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Mitchell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Roads 5 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Querfurt-Muhle Lodersleben	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dachwig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kojnas	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,116 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 374, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 474, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 170.

Records on 14 August 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	374
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	474
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 2023 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 46, daily 1,056.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

822 broken records

Margins by which the 822 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 2023

Top 20 records on 14 August 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 2023	Olmsted L&D, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	93 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2023	Madras/Minambakkam, IN	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	89 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2023	Webster, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2023	Monett 4SW, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2023	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2023	Ash Grove 4S, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2023	Durham, GB	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2023	Wheaton, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2023	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2023	Juterbog, DE	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2023	Erie, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2023	Milan 1NW, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2023	Wilmot, US	monthly rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2023	Temosachi (Obs), MX	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2023	Lake City 2 E, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	122 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2023	Boonville 1S, US	monthly rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2023	Marshfield 4 WSW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2023	Britton, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	106 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2023	Leesville, US	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	97 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2023	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	123 years	47 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

1793 to 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2023. 2023 had 1,116 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

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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	755
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1