Weather Records on 22 August 2023

1,525 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 2023. Highest significance: Guba, AZ.

Key Facts for 22 August 2023

On 22 August 2023, 1,525 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,244 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,469 daily.
Guba set a daily record precipitation of 99.3 mm (3.9 in) on 22 August 2023.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

1,525 stations

1,525 station records on 22 August 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Guba	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Payette	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Zuara	Libya	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Maraza	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Aspendell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
W Glacier	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tagbilaran	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Whiskeytown Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Olmsted L&D	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hungry Horse Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Robinson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bonny Dam 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Antlers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,525 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 469, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 775, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 159.

Records on 22 August 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	469
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	775
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 2023 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 45, daily 1,469.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,162 broken records

Margins by which the 1,162 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 2023

Top 20 records on 22 August 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 2023	Guba, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	86 years	74 of 100 (Major)
22 August 2023	Payette, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
22 August 2023	Zuara, LY	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	102 years	73 of 100 (Major)
22 August 2023	Hetch Hetchy, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	109 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 August 2023	Maraza, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 August 2023	Aspendell, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	101 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2023	Riggins, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2023	W Glacier, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2023	Ibapah, US	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2023	Sugar Land, US	daily high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	101 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2023	Tagbilaran, PH	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2023	Whiskeytown Rsvr, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2023	Westcliffe, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2023	Concordia ASOS, US	daily high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2023	Sedan, US	daily high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2023	Hillsboro, US	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	110 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2023	Marseilles-Marignane, FR	daily high max	37.5 C (99.5 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2023	Cheesman, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2023	Olmsted L&D, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2023	Chapman, US	daily high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2023. 2023 had 1,525 records.

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

Records on 08-22 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1812	1
1816	1
1835	1
1839	2
1843	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1853	1
1857	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	4
1872	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	3
1878	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1891	2
1892	6
1893	3
1894	7
1895	6
1896	2
1897	4
1898	6
1899	5
1900	1
1901	5
1902	6
1903	3
1904	8
1905	7
1906	24
1907	7
1908	29
1909	5
1910	19
1911	20
1912	39
1913	30
1914	18
1915	31
1916	75
1917	47
1918	85
1919	18
1920	60
1921	64
1922	44
1923	279
1924	148
1925	219
1926	144
1927	154
1928	134
1929	240
1930	276
1931	388
1932	222
1933	367
1934	234
1935	337
1936	954
1937	421
1938	501
1939	517
1940	503
1941	249
1942	500
1943	517
1944	526
1945	475
1946	410
1947	1,034
1948	297
1949	570
1950	460
1951	452
1952	372
1953	348
1954	466
1955	553
1956	785
1957	371
1958	511
1959	547
1960	612
1961	562
1962	329
1963	419
1964	686
1965	423
1966	830
1967	404
1968	1,091
1969	727
1970	368
1971	1,021
1972	436
1973	611
1974	628
1975	597
1976	722
1977	655
1978	529
1979	547
1980	640
1981	795
1982	912
1983	1,366
1984	739
1985	793
1986	1,073
1987	801
1988	1,133
1989	753
1990	808
1991	808
1992	994
1993	845
1994	803
1995	1,002
1996	942
1997	1,381
1998	1,016
1999	756
2000	867
2001	940
2002	1,385
2003	1,550
2004	1,029
2005	887
2006	832
2007	1,801
2008	869
2009	1,347
2010	1,397
2011	1,255
2012	831
2013	450
2014	911
2015	529
2016	730
2017	537
2018	752
2019	558
2020	1,041
2021	683
2022	781
2023	1,525
2024	803
2025	1,359
2026	992

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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 20	1,150
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2