Weather Records on 23 August 2023

1,287 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 2023. Highest significance: Cleveland, US.

Key Facts for 23 August 2023

On 23 August 2023, 1,287 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,157 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 27 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 1,209 daily.
Cleveland set a daily record precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 23 August 2023.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

1,287 stations

1,287 station records on 23 August 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Masrik	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bilbao Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	44.0 C (111.2 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nemuro	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mustasaari Riimala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record high maximum temperature	39.9 C (103.8 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St-Girons	France	Record high maximum temperature	39.1 C (102.4 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Suttsu	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burgos-Villafria	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anucino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe Co Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,287 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 424, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 733, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 85.

Records on 23 August 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	424
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	733
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	85
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 2023 by timescale: all-time 27, monthly 51, daily 1,209.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

956 broken records

Margins by which the 956 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 2023

Top 20 records on 23 August 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 2023	Cleveland, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2023	Masrik, AM	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2023	Bilbao Aeropuerto, ES	all-time high max	44.0 C (111.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2023	Greensboro, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	126 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2023	Nemuro, JP	all-time high min	24.3 C (75.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2023	Spirit Lake, US	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	123 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2023	Hastings Dam 2, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	129 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2023	Mustasaari Riimala, FI	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2023	Perpignan, FR	monthly high max	39.9 C (103.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2023	Aspendell, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	101 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2023	Elephant Butte Dam, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	94 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2023	St-Girons, FR	all-time high max	39.1 C (102.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2023	Spencer 1 N, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2023	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	118 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2023	St Joseph 3 N, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2023	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	116 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2023	Decorah, US	monthly high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2023	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2023	Pipestone, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2023	Suttsu, JP	all-time high min	24.7 C (76.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	63 years	45 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 1,287 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 20	943
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1