Weather Records on 23 August 2026

593 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 2026. Highest significance: Ruhnu, LV.

Key Facts for 23 August 2026

On 23 August 2026, 593 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
490 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 579 daily.
Ruhnu set an all-time record daily precipitation of 144.0 mm (5.7 in) on 23 August 2026 (provisional).
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

593 stations

593 station records on 23 August 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ruhnu	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Dalwallinu North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Omu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	335.0 mm (13.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Pavilosta	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kuqa	China	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Zoseni	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Narndee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Haboro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	196.5 mm (7.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rucava	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	133.5 mm (5.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ristna	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tianjin	China	Record daily precipitation	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tadotsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aluksne	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zacatecas Zac. (la Bufa Zac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hakodate	Japan	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morelia Mich.	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico City	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Myton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nancheng	China	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico City	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Julian Cdf	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barth	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hacienda Ylang Ylang Veracruz	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Potter Valley Powerhouse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emmitsburg 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Locke	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Irtyshsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hacienda Ylang Ylang Veracruz	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Loxahatchee Nwr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wenatchee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tianjin	China	Record high minimum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saltillo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saltillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

593 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 193, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 297, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 86.

Records on 23 August 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	193
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	297
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 2026 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 6, daily 579.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

413 broken records

Margins by which the 413 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 2026

Top 20 records on 23 August 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 2026	Ruhnu, LV	all-time rain (Provisional)	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2026	Dalwallinu North, AU	daily rain (Provisional)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2026	Omu, JP	all-time rain (Provisional)	335.0 mm (13.2 in)	200.1 mm (7.9 in)	11 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2026	Pavilosta, LV	all-time rain (Provisional)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2026	Kuqa, CN	daily rain (Provisional)	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2026	Zoseni, LV	daily rain (Provisional)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2026	Narndee, AU	daily rain (Provisional)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2026	Haboro, JP	all-time rain (Provisional)	196.5 mm (7.7 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2026	Rucava, LV	daily rain (Provisional)	133.5 mm (5.3 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2026	Ristna, EE	monthly rain (Provisional)	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2026	Tianjin, CN	daily rain (Provisional)	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2026	Eaton Rapids, US	daily rain (Provisional)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2026	Tadotsu, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2026	Aluksne, LV	daily rain (Provisional)	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2026	Guadalajara, MX	daily high max (Provisional)	35.7 C (96.3 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2026	Purdum, US	daily rain (Provisional)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	120 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2026	Zacatecas Zac. (la Bufa Zac, MX	daily rain (Provisional)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2026	Hakodate, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2026	Morelia Mich., MX	daily high max (Provisional)	34.2 C (93.6 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2026	Hiram, US	daily rain (Provisional)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	60 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

1802 to 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2026. 2026 had 593 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	1,092
2021	629
2022	781
2023	1,287
2024	1,150
2025	1,294
2026	593

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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	407
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1