Weather Records on 23 August 1979

459 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1979. Highest significance: Murphy 4ESE, US.

Key Facts for 23 August 1979

On 23 August 1979, 459 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 442 daily.
Murphy 4ESE set a daily record precipitation of 185.4 mm (7.3 in) on 23 August 1979.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

459 stations

459 station records on 23 August 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jormlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Donnellson	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Taber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Union Grove Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Armstrong (Aut)	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vanavara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Curapca	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone L/D 18	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nitta Yuma	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atil	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Castricum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canton L&D 20	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tylertown 5ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sequim	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wales	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville NAS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brantley	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ear Falls	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Telmo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jungapeo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Payne	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Safford Ag Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Edina	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goliad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cliff 11 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beach City Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

459 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 235, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 23 August 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1979 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 442.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

384 broken records

Margins by which the 384 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 129.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1979

Top 20 records on 23 August 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1979	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1979	Jormlien, SE	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1979	Donnellson, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1979	Teresina, BR	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1979	Taber, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1979	Sonoma, US	monthly low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1979	Charles City, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1979	Baudette, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1979	Oak Ridges, CA	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1979	Talbotton, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1979	Lordsburg 4 SE, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1979	Port Lavaca 2, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1979	Union Grove Wwtp, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1979	Armstrong (Aut), CA	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1979	Cherdyn', RU	all-time rain	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1979	Vanavara, RU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1979	Rantoul, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1979	Lampasas, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1979	Barrow AP, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1979	Granite Reef Dam, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	83 years	36 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1979. 1979 had 459 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 1979-08-23: 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	347
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1